Inappropriate shocks delivered by implantable cardiac defibrillators during oversensing of activity of diaphagmatic muscle

Heart

Volumn 81, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 94-96

  Babuty, D ^a   Fauchier, L ^a   Cosnay, P ^a  

^a SERVICE DE DERMATOLOGIE   (France)

Author keywords

Implantable cardiac defibrillator; Inappropriate shocks; Myopotentials

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CARDIOVERSION; CASE REPORT; DEFIBRILLATION; DEFIBRILLATOR; DIAPHRAGM MUSCLE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; HEART MUSCLE POTENTIAL; HEART VENTRICLE FIBRILLATION; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0033053953     PISSN: 13556037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/hrt.81.1.94     Document Type: Article

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