Effects of high and low shock energies on sinus electrograms recorded via integrated and true bipolar nonthoracotomy lead systems

Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 189-196

  Gottlieb, Charles D ^a   Schwartzman, David S ^a   Callans, David J ^a   Dillon, Stephen M ^a   Marchlinski, Francis E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

defibrillation; endocardial electrogram; nonthoracotomy lead systems

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATRIOVENTRICULAR BLOCK; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DEFIBRILLATION; DEFIBRILLATOR; DEMOGRAPHY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; ELECTRODE; ELECTROGRAPHY; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HUMAN; IMPLANTATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; R WAVE; SINUS RHYTHM;

EID: 0029885679     PISSN: 10453873     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8167.1996.tb00514.x     Document Type: Article

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