Clinical variables predicting inappropriate use of implantable cardioverter-defibrillator in patients with coronary heart disease or nonischemic dilated cardiomyopathy.

Autor: Theuns DA; Department of Cardiology, Thoraxcenter, Erasmus Medical Center, Dr. Molewaterplein 40, 3015 GD Rotterdam, The Netherlands. d.theuns@erasmusmc.nl, Klootwijk AP, Simoons ML, Jordaens LJ
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: The American journal of cardiology [Am J Cardiol] 2005 Jan 15; Vol. 95 (2), pp. 271-4.
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2004.09.017
Abstrakt: Inappropriate therapy is a common clinical problem in recipients of implantable cardioverter-defibrillators (ICDs). The present study evaluated whether clinical characteristics could predict inappropriate ICD therapy due to atrial tachyarrhythmias in a series of 260 patients.
Databáze: MEDLINE