A comparison of two stab-on unipolar epicardial pacing leads in children

PACE - Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology

Volumn 20, Issue 3 I, 1997, Pages 631-636

  Hamilton, Robert M ^a   Chiu, Christine ^a   Gow, Robert M ^a   Williams, William G ^a  

^a HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

Author keywords

child; comparative study; electrodes; pacing

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BRADYCARDIA; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE; HEART PACING; HUMAN; IMPLANTATION; INFANT; NEWBORN; PACEMAKER FAILURE; PEDIATRICS; SURVIVAL; TREATMENT INDICATION;

ADOLESCENT; BRADYCARDIA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ELECTRODES; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EQUIPMENT FAILURE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; PACEMAKER, ARTIFICIAL;

EID: 0030942519     PISSN: 01478389     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8159.1997.tb03881.x     Document Type: Article

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