Decline of defibrillation testing in the clinical practice: An 8-year nation-wide assessment

Europace

Volumn 16, Issue 8, 2014, Pages 1103-1104

  Brignole, Michele ^a   Occhetta, Eraldo ^b   Grazia Bongiorni, Maria ^c   Proclemer, Alessandro ^d   Favale, Stefano ^e   Gasparini, Maurizio ^f   Accardi, Francesco ^g   Valsecchi, Sergio ^g  

^a DEPARTMENT OF CARDIOLOGY   (Italy)

^b MAGGIORE DELLA CARITÀ HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^c CISANELLO HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^d SANTA MARIA DELLA MISERICORDIA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^e POLICLINICO   (Italy)

^f Ospedale Clinicizzato Humanitas   (Italy)

^g Boston Scientific Italy   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL PRACTICE; DEFIBRILLATION; DEFIBRILLATION TESTING; DISEASE SEVERITY; EDITORIAL; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FOLLOW UP; HEART VENTRICLE FIBRILLATION; HUMAN; IMPLANTABLE CARDIOVERTER DEFIBRILLATOR; IMPLANTATION; ITALY; META ANALYSIS (TOPIC); MULTICENTER STUDY (TOPIC); OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESUSCITATION; SUDDEN CARDIAC DEATH; ADVERSE EFFECTS; CARDIOVERSION; DEVICE FAILURE ANALYSIS; DEVICE SAFETY; DEVICES; HEALTH CARE SURVEY; HEART FUNCTION TEST; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PROSTHESIS DESIGN; PROSTHESIS FAILURE; TIME FACTOR; TRENDS; UNNECESSARY PROCEDURE; VENTRICULAR FIBRILLATION;

DEFIBRILLATORS, IMPLANTABLE; ELECTRIC COUNTERSHOCK; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGIC TECHNIQUES, CARDIAC; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; EQUIPMENT SAFETY; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; ITALY; PRACTICE PATTERNS, PHYSICIANS'; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROSTHESIS DESIGN; PROSTHESIS FAILURE; TIME FACTORS; UNNECESSARY PROCEDURES; VENTRICULAR FIBRILLATION;

EID: 84905648217     PISSN: 10995129     EISSN: 15322092     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/europace/euu135     Document Type: Editorial

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