Programmed ventricular stimulation: Influence of early versus late introduction of a third extrastimulus, a randomized, prospective study

Europace

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 77-85

  Martínez Rubio, Antoni ^a   Kuschyk, J ^a   Sierra, G ^a   Breithardt, G ^a   Borggrefe, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL MÜNSTER   (Germany)

Author keywords

Programmed ventricular stimulation; Syncope; Ventricular fibrillation; Ventricular tachycardia

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; FEMALE; HEART CYCLE; HEART PACING; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE OUTFLOW TRACT; HEART STIMULATION; HEART VENTRICLE FIBRILLATION; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SINUS RHYTHM; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SYNCOPE;

ADULT; AGED; CORONARY ARTERIOSCLEROSIS; ELECTRIC COUNTERSHOCK; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGIC TECHNIQUES, CARDIAC; FEMALE; HEART CONDUCTION SYSTEM; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TIME FACTORS; VENTRICULAR DYSFUNCTION;

EID: 0036461564     PISSN: 10995129     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/eupc.2001.0211     Document Type: Article

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