The strength-duration curve and its importance in pacing efficiency: A study of 325 pacing leads in 229 patients

PACE - Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology

Volumn 23, Issue 8, 2000, Pages 1273-1277

  Coates, Stephen ^a,b   Thwaites, Barnaby ^a  

^a WANSBECK GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Pacemaker; Pacing; Strength duration curve

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL HEART PACEMAKER; ATRIOVENTRICULAR BLOCK; CHRONAXY; DATA ANALYSIS; ELECTRIC BATTERY; HEART PACING; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PACEMAKER ELECTRODE; SICK SINUS SYNDROME;

EID: 0033836483     PISSN: 01478389     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8159.2000.tb00943.x     Document Type: Article

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