Patients' perspective on deactivation of the implantable cardioverter-defibrillator near the end of life

American Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 111, Issue 10, 2013, Pages 1443-1447

  Pedersen, Susanne S ^a,b,c,d   Chaitsing, Rismy ^b   Szili Torok, Tamas ^b   Jordaens, Luc ^b   Theuns, Dominic A M J ^b  

^a TILBURG UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^c ODENSE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEY; HUMAN; IMPLANTABLE CARDIOVERTER DEFIBRILLATOR; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; SHOCK; TERMINAL CARE;

ARRHYTHMIAS, CARDIAC; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; DECISION MAKING; DEFIBRILLATORS, IMPLANTABLE; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TERMINAL CARE;

EID: 84876955591     PISSN: 00029149     EISSN: 18791913     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2013.01.296     Document Type: Article

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