Wearable defibrillators in uninsured patients with newly diagnosed cardiomyopathy or recent revascularization in a community medical center

American Heart Journal

Volumn 165, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 386-392

  Mitrani, Raul D ^a,b,c   McArdle, Amanda ^b   Slane, Michele ^b   Cogan, John ^b   Myerburg, Robert J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b MEMORIAL REGIONAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c Cardiovascular Division   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CORONARY ARTERY RECANALIZATION; DEFIBRILLATOR; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HUMAN; ISCHEMIC CARDIOMYOPATHY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NONISCHEMIC CARDIOMYOPATHY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WEARABLE DEFIBRILLATOR;

ADULT; AGED; CARDIOMYOPATHIES; DEFIBRILLATORS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICALLY UNINSURED; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL REVASCULARIZATION; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; STROKE VOLUME; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84875208812     PISSN: 00028703     EISSN: 10976744     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ahj.2012.12.014     Document Type: Article

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