Single-lead VDD-pacing system incorporating high impedance stimulation: A multicentre study

Europace

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 129-135

  Nowak, B ^a   Israel, C W ^b   Gascon, D ^c   Knops, M ^d   Campanale, G ^e   Lellouche, D ^f   Hartung, W ^g   Pascotto, P ^h   Manolis, A ⁱ   Blanc, P ^j   Martinez, J G ^k   Timmermans, A J M ^l  

^a JOHANNES GUTENBERG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b ST JOSEF HOSPITAL   (Germany)

^c HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO VIRGEN DEL ROCÍO   (Spain)

^d Guidant Europe   (Belgium)

^e MIULLI GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^f HENRI MONDOR HOSPITAL   (France)

^g University Clinic   (Germany)

^h Ospedale Civile   (Italy)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF PATRAS   (Greece)

^j DUPUYTREN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

^k HOSPITAL GENERAL UNIVERSITARIO DE ALICANTE   (Spain)

^l MEDISCH SPECTRUM TWENTE   (Netherlands)

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Author keywords

Atrial sensing; AV synchrony; High impedance stimulation; VDD pacing system

Indexed keywords

STEROID;

ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL HEART PACEMAKER; ATRIOVENTRICULAR BLOCK; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; ELUTION; FOLLOW UP; HEART ATRIUM PACING; HEART STIMULATION; HEART VENTRICLE PACING; HOLTER MONITORING; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; IMPEDANCE; IMPLANTATION; MULTICENTER STUDY; P WAVE; PACEMAKER ELECTRODE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; R WAVE; REST; SITTING;

AGED; CARDIAC PACING, ARTIFICIAL; CARDIOMYOPATHY, DILATED; CORONARY ARTERIOSCLEROSIS; ELECTRIC IMPEDANCE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY, AMBULATORY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 0036556379     PISSN: 10995129     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/eupc.2002.0224     Document Type: Article

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