Implantable cardioverter defibrillator sensing failure due to endocardial R wave electrical alternans

Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology

Volumn 13, Issue 7, 2002, Pages 702-704

  Jongnarangsin, Krit ^a   Mela, Theofanie ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Electrical alternans; Implantable cardioverter defibrillator; Undersensing; Ventricular tachycardia

Indexed keywords

DIGOXIN; ENALAPRIL; FUROSEMIDE; METOPROLOL;

AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DEFIBRILLATOR; DEVICE; HEART DILATATION; HEART EJECTION FRACTION; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; R WAVE; SINUS RHYTHM; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; EQUIPMENT; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

AGED; DEFIBRILLATORS, IMPLANTABLE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; EQUIPMENT FAILURE; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; HUMANS; MALE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TACHYCARDIA, VENTRICULAR;

EID: 0035996745     PISSN: 10453873     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1540-8167.2002.00702.x     Document Type: Article

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