Experience with a single-pass, dual-electrode implantable atrial defibrillator lead for maintaining sinus rhythm in patients with recurrent atrial fibrillation

American Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 84, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 606-608

  Tse, Hung Fat ^a   Lau, Chu Pak ^d   Yu, Cheuk Man ^a   Lam, Tse Fun ^b   Leung, Sum Kin ^b   Ayers, Gregory M ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b KWONG WAH HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

^c BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION   (United States)

^d NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMIODARONE; ANTIARRHYTHMIC AGENT; FLECAINIDE; SOTALOL;

ADULT; AGED; CASE REPORT; DEFIBRILLATION; DEFIBRILLATOR; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HUMAN; INSTRUMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; SHORT SURVEY; SINUS RHYTHM;

EID: 0032876117     PISSN: 00029149     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9149(99)00390-2     Document Type: Article

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