Bipolar atrial sensing thresholds in sinus rhythm and atrial tachyarrhythmias. A comparative analysis in patients with DDDR pacemakers

Europace

Volumn 1, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 135-139

  Neuzner, J ^a   Sperzel, J ^a   Pitschner, H F ^a   Schwarz, T ^a   Ehrlich, W ^a   Schulte, B ^a   Haberbosch, W ^a  

^a KERCKHOFF HEART CENTER   (Germany)

Author keywords

Atrial tachyarrhythmias; Automatic mode switch; Bipolar atrial sensing thresholds; Dual chamber pacing

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL HEART PACEMAKER; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HEART; HEART STROKE VOLUME; HUMAN; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; SINUS ARRHYTHMIA; SUPRAVENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA;

ARRHYTHMIA, SINUS; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HEART; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PACEMAKER, ARTIFICIAL; STROKE VOLUME; TACHYCARDIA, ECTOPIC ATRIAL;

EID: 0033108271     PISSN: 10995129     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/eupc.1998.0028     Document Type: Article

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