Electrogram width parameter analysis in implantable cardioverter defibrillators: Influence of body position and electrode configuration

PACE - Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology

Volumn 24, Issue 12, 2001, Pages 1732-1738

  Favale, Stefano ^a   Nacci, Frida ^a   Galati, Antonio ^b   Accogli, Michele ^b   De Giorgi, Vito ^a   Greco, Maria Rosaria ^c   Nastasi, Maurizio ^c   Pierfelice, Osvaldo ^d   Rossi, Simona ^e   Gargaro, Alessio ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARI   (Italy)

^b Ospedale G Panico   (Italy)

^c VITO FAZZI HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^d Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria Policlinico di Bari   (Italy)

^e Ospedale di Venere   (Italy)

^f Medtronic Italia   (Italy)

Author keywords

EGM width criterion; Electrode configuration; Implantable cardioverter defibrillator; Inappropriate interventions

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ADULT; AGED; ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; BODY COMPOSITION; DEFIBRILLATOR; DEVICE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PACEMAKER ELECTRODE; PARAMETER; PATIENT POSITIONING; SIGNAL DETECTION; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

AGED; ALGORITHMS; DEFIBRILLATORS, IMPLANTABLE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTRODES, IMPLANTED; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; POSTURE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0035696376     PISSN: 01478389     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1460-9592.2001.01732.x     Document Type: Article

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