Effect of dual-chamber pacing with automatic rate-drop sensing on recurrent neurally mediated syncope

American Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 81, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 158-162

  Sheldon, Robert ^a   Koshman, Mary Lou ^a   Wilson, Wendy ^a   Kieser, Theresa ^a   Rose, Sarah ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL HEART PACEMAKER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; FEMALE; HEART FUNCTION TEST; HUMAN; IMPLANTATION; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SYNCOPE;

EID: 0032518850     PISSN: 00029149     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9149(97)00891-6     Document Type: Article

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