Feasibility of atrial fibrillation detection and use of a preceding synchronization interval as a criterion for shock delivery in humans with atrial fibrillation

Journal of the American College of Cardiology

Volumn 28, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 1532-1538

  Sra, Jasbir S ^a,c   Maglio, Cheryl ^a   Dhala, Anwer ^a   Blanck, Zalmen ^a   Biehl, Michael ^a   Deshpande, Sanjay ^a   Keelan, Edward T ^a   Jazayeri, Mohammad R ^a   Akhtar, Masood ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MILWAUKEE   (United States)

^b BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DEFIBRILLATOR; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HUMAN; IMPLANTATION; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; ALGORITHMS; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; DEFIBRILLATORS, IMPLANTABLE; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 0030589016     PISSN: 07351097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0735-1097(96)00357-9     Document Type: Article

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