Single lead VDD pacing in children with complete heart block

Canadian Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 58-62

  Bullock, Andrew ^a   Finley, John ^a   Sharratt, Geoffrey ^a   Ross, David ^a  

^a Izaak Walton Killam Hospital for Children   (Canada)

Author keywords

Atrioventricular synchronous pacing; Children; Complete heart block; Single pass lead; VDD pacing

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPLETE HEART BLOCK; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FLUOROSCOPY; FOLLOW UP; HEART OUTPUT; HEART PACING; HOLTER MONITORING; HUMAN; P WAVE; TREADMILL EXERCISE; VALSALVA MANEUVER;

ADOLESCENT; CARDIAC PACING, ARTIFICIAL; CHILD; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY, AMBULATORY; EXERCISE TEST; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEART BLOCK; HUMANS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0031953565     PISSN: 0828282X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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