Advantages and Pitfalls of Combining Device-Based and Pharmacologic Therapies for the Treatment of Ventricular Arrhythmias:
Observations from a Tertiary Referral Center
YADAVENDRA S. RAJAWAT,
VICKAS V. PATEL,
EDWARD P. GERSTENFELD,
HEMAL NAYAK,
FRANCIS E. MARCHLINSKI,
YADAVENDRA S. RAJAWAT
Section of Cardiac Electrophysiology, University of Pennsylvania Health System, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Search for more papers by this authorVICKAS V. PATEL
Section of Cardiac Electrophysiology, University of Pennsylvania Health System, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Search for more papers by this authorEDWARD P. GERSTENFELD
Section of Cardiac Electrophysiology, University of Pennsylvania Health System, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Search for more papers by this authorHEMAL NAYAK
Section of Cardiac Electrophysiology, University of Pennsylvania Health System, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Search for more papers by this authorFRANCIS E. MARCHLINSKI
Section of Cardiac Electrophysiology, University of Pennsylvania Health System, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Search for more papers by this authorYADAVENDRA S. RAJAWAT,
VICKAS V. PATEL,
EDWARD P. GERSTENFELD,
HEMAL NAYAK,
FRANCIS E. MARCHLINSKI,
YADAVENDRA S. RAJAWAT
Section of Cardiac Electrophysiology, University of Pennsylvania Health System, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Search for more papers by this authorVICKAS V. PATEL
Section of Cardiac Electrophysiology, University of Pennsylvania Health System, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Search for more papers by this authorEDWARD P. GERSTENFELD
Section of Cardiac Electrophysiology, University of Pennsylvania Health System, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Search for more papers by this authorHEMAL NAYAK
Section of Cardiac Electrophysiology, University of Pennsylvania Health System, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Search for more papers by this authorFRANCIS E. MARCHLINSKI
Section of Cardiac Electrophysiology, University of Pennsylvania Health System, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Search for more papers by this authorAddress for reprints: Francis E. Marchlinski, M.D., Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Ninth Floor Founders Pavilion, 3400 Spruce St., Philadelphia, PA 19104. Fax: (215) 662-2879; e-mail: [email protected]
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