Is local myocardial contractility related to endocardial acceleration signals detected by a transvenous pacing lead?

PACE - Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology

Volumn 19, Issue 11 II, 1996, Pages 1682-1688

  Bongiorni, M G ^a   Soldati, E ^a   Arena, G ^a   Quirino, G ^a   Vernazza, F ^a   Bernasconi, A ^b   Garberoglio, B ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF CLINICAL PHYSIOLOGY   (Italy)

^b Cyberonics Inc   (Italy)

Author keywords

endocardial acceleration; rate responsive pacing; sensors

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL HEART PACEMAKER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ENDOCARDIUM; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HEART MUSCLE CONTRACTILITY; HEART PACING; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMAN; MALE; SENSOR; SIGNAL DETECTION; SINUS RHYTHM; TRANSDUCER;

EID: 0029919378     PISSN: 01478389     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8159.1996.tb03206.x     Document Type: Article

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