Temporary epicardial atrial pacing electrodes: Duration of effectiveness based on position

American Journal of the Medical Sciences

Volumn 315, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 248-250

  Samuels, Louis E ^a   Samuels, Fania L ^a   Kaufman, Marla S ^a   Morris, Rohinton J ^a   Brockman, Stanley K ^a  

^a ALLEGHENY UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS   (United States)

Author keywords

Cardiac pacing; Coronary artery bypass grafting; Temporary epicardial atrial pacing electrodes

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL HEART PACEMAKER; CANNULATION; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT; ELECTRODE; EPICARDIUM MAPPING; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM PACING; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; SUPERIOR CAVA VEIN;

EID: 0031965933     PISSN: 00029629     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00000441-199804000-00006     Document Type: Article

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