Wenckebach upper rate response of pacemakers implanted for nontraditional indications: The other side of the coin

PACE - Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology

Volumn 25, Issue 9, 2002, Pages 1283-1284

  Barold, S Serge ^a,b   Gallardo, Ignacio ^a   Sayad, Dany ^a  

^a TAMPA GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTIFICIAL HEART PACEMAKER; ATRIOVENTRICULAR CONDUCTION; CHRONOTROPISM; DEFIBRILLATOR; EDITORIAL; HEART VENTRICLE PACING; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HUMAN; QRS COMPLEX; SUPRAVENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA; WENCKEBACH PERIOD;

EID: 0036742077     PISSN: 01478389     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1460-9592.2002.01283.x     Document Type: Editorial

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