Extension of generator longevity by use of high impedance ventricular leads

PACE - Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 206-211

  Scherer, Mirela ^a,b   Ezziddin, Khaled ^a,b   Klesius, Armin ^a,b   Skupin, Manfred ^a,b   Helms, Stephan ^a,b   Moritz, Anton ^a,b   Olbrich, Hans Georg ^a,b  

^a GOETHE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b St Elisabeth and St Barabara Hospital   (Germany)

Author keywords

Current drain; High impedance; Pacemaker longevity; Steroid eluting electrode

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL HEART PACEMAKER; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMPEDANCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PACEMAKER ELECTRODE; SENSOR; TELEMETRY;

EID: 0035093455     PISSN: 01478389     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1460-9592.2001.00206.x     Document Type: Article

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