Electrical storm is an independent predictor of adverse long-term outcome in the era of implantable defibrillator therapy
Author(s) -
K Gatzoulis,
G ANDRIKOPOULOS,
Theodoros Apostolopoulos,
Elias Sotiropoulos,
George Zervopoulos,
Julia D. Antoniou,
Stela Brili,
Christodoulos Stefanadis
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
ep europace
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.119
H-Index - 102
eISSN - 1532-2092
pISSN - 1099-5129
DOI - 10.1016/j.eupc.2005.01.003
Subject(s) - implantable cardioverter defibrillator , medicine , storm , adverse effect , complication , term (time) , cardiology , intensive care medicine , meteorology , physics , quantum mechanics
Electrical storm (ES) is a life-threatening arrhythmia complication affecting patients treated with an implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD). Despite its increasing importance, existing data on prognosis and management of ICD patients affected by ES are limited and conflicting.
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