Induction of atrial fibrillation with rapid high voltage ventricular pacing for ventricular fibrillation conversion testing

Heart

Volumn 83, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 178-180

  Schuchert, A ^a   Kuhl M ^b   Ruppel R ^a   Meinertz, T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER HAMBURG EPPENDORF   (Germany)

^b Guidant CPI Research   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Atrial burst pacing; Atrial fibrillation induction; Dual chamber implantable cardioverter defibrillator; High voltage ventricular pacing; Ventricular fibrillation conversion test

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CARDIOVERSION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEFIBRILLATOR; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART ATRIUM PACING; HEART DISEASE; HEART VENTRICLE FIBRILLATION; HEART VENTRICLE PACING; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY;

EID: 0034124659     PISSN: 13556037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/heart.83.2.178     Document Type: Article

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