Inadequacy of qualitative implantable cardioverter defibrillator electrogram analysis to distinguish supraventricular from ventricular tachycardia due to electrogram changes during normally conducted complexes

PACE - Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 1723-1726

  Hallett, Nanette ^b   Monahan, Kevin ^b   Casavant, David ^b   Epstein, Laurence ^b   Josephson, Mark ^a  

^a BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Electrograms; ICD therapy; Ventricular and supraventricular tachycardia

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CARDIOVERSION; CASE REPORT; DEFIBRILLATION; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HEART PACING; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HUMAN; MALE; SUPRAVENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

CARDIAC PACING, ARTIFICIAL; DEFIBRILLATORS, IMPLANTABLE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; EQUIPMENT FAILURE; HEART CONDUCTION SYSTEM; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TACHYCARDIA, SUPRAVENTRICULAR; TACHYCARDIA, VENTRICULAR;

EID: 0030871658     PISSN: 01478389     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8159.1997.tb03548.x     Document Type: Article

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