Electrical proarrhythmia: Induction of inappropriate atrial therapies due to far-field R wave oversensing in a new dual chamber defibrillator

Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology

Volumn 9, Issue 8, 1998, Pages 859-863

  Wolpert, Christian ^a   Jung, Werner ^a   Scholl, Christoph ^b   Spehl, Susanne ^a   Cyran, Joachim ^b   Lüderitz, Berndt ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

^b Städtisches Krankhs Heilbronn ^*  (Germany)

Author keywords

Implantable defibrillator; Inappropriate therapy; R wave sensing

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CONGESTIVE CARDIOMYOPATHY; DEFIBRILLATOR; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HUMAN; MALE; PR INTERVAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; R WAVE; SINUS TACHYCARDIA;

EID: 0031818491     PISSN: 10453873     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8167.1998.tb00126.x     Document Type: Article

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