Pacemaker failure following transthoracic DC cardioversion;Pacemakersvigt ved elektiv DC-konvertering af atrial takykardi

Ugeskrift for Laeger

Volumn 161, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 436-438

  Karlsen, Finn Michael ^a   Petersen, Lars ^b  

^a FREDERIKSBERG HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL HEART PACEMAKER; BRADYCARDIA; CARDIOVERSION; CASE REPORT; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; EQUIPMENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; SUPRAVENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA;

AGED; BRADYCARDIA; ELECTRIC COUNTERSHOCK; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; EQUIPMENT FAILURE; FEMALE; HUMANS; PACEMAKER, ARTIFICIAL; TACHYCARDIA, ECTOPIC ATRIAL;

EID: 0033601539     PISSN: 00415782     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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