Impact of programmed sensitivity safety factor on atrial sensing in children

PACE - Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology

Volumn 20, Issue 9 I, 1997, Pages 2163-2170

  Chiu, Christine C ^a   Gow, Robert M ^a   McCrindle, Brian W ^a   Hamilton, Robert M ^a  

^a HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

Author keywords

Atrial sensing; Pediatric pacing; Safety factor

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HOLTER MONITORING; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PACEMAKER; SAFETY; SENSOR;

CHILD; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY, AMBULATORY; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EQUIPMENT FAILURE; HEART BLOCK; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; PACEMAKER, ARTIFICIAL; RISK FACTORS; ROC CURVE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SICK SINUS SYNDROME;

EID: 0030928668     PISSN: 01478389     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8159.1997.tb04232.x     Document Type: Article

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