Successful results of a bipolar active fixation lead for atrial application: An interim analysis

PACE - Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology

Volumn 23, Issue 4 I, 2000, Pages 499-503

  Buys, Eugene M ^a   Van Hemel, Norbert M ^a   Jessurun, Emile R ^a   Poot, Barbara ^a   Kelder, Johannes C ^a   Defauw, Jo J A M ^a  

^a ST ANTONIUS HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Active fixation; Atrial pacing and sensing

Indexed keywords

MANNITOL;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL HEART PACEMAKER; ATRIOVENTRICULAR BLOCK; ELECTRODE; ELECTROGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PERFORMANCE; SICK SINUS SYNDROME;

EID: 0034094352     PISSN: 01478389     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8159.2000.tb00834.x     Document Type: Article

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