Long-term performance of bipolar epicardial atrial pacing using an active fixation bipolar endocardial lead

PACE - Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology

Volumn 21, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 1098-1104

  Epstein, Michael R ^a   Walsh, Edward P ^a   Saul, J Philip ^a   Triedman, John K ^a   Mayer Jr , John E ^a   Gamble, Walter J ^a  

^a BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Atrial pacing technique; Congenital heart disease; Epicardial atrial pacing

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATRIOVENTRICULAR BLOCK; CHILD; CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE; EPICARDIUM MAPPING; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM PACEMAKER; HEART PACING; HEART PERFORMANCE; HEART SURGERY; HUMAN; IMPLANTATION; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NERVE STIMULATION; PHRENIC NERVE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CARDIAC PACING, ARTIFICIAL; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ELECTRODES, IMPLANTED; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EQUIPMENT FAILURE; FEMALE; HEART ATRIA; HEART DEFECTS, CONGENITAL; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; PACEMAKER, ARTIFICIAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 0031958114     PISSN: 01478389     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8159.1998.tb00156.x     Document Type: Article

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