PC-based cardiac electrophysiological studies : A pacing system with real-time screen monitoring of endocardial electrograms

Computers in Cardiology

Volumn 0, Issue 0, 1996, Pages 389-392

  Mak, M H ^c   Escalona, O J ^a   Anderson, J ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD SIMÓN BOLÍVAR   (Venezuela)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER   (United Kingdom)

^c HONG KONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOELECTRIC PHENOMENA; CARDIOLOGY; CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM; CATHETERS; COMPUTER SOFTWARE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; INTERACTIVE COMPUTER SYSTEMS; MEDICAL APPLICATIONS; REAL TIME SYSTEMS;

CARDIAC ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; ENDOCARDIAL ELECTROGRAMS; PACING SYSTEM; PROGRAMMED ELECTRICAL SIMULATION;

PERSONAL COMPUTERS;

EID: 0030406840     PISSN: 02766574     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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