The simultaneous use of a biventricular implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) and transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS) unit: Implications for device interaction

Europace

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 91-93

  Pyatt, J R ^a   Trenbath, D ^a   Chester, M ^a   Connelly, D T ^a  

^a LIVERPOOL HEART AND CHEST HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Device interaction; Implantable cardioverter defibrillator; Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL HEART PACEMAKER; BRADYCARDIA; CASE REPORT; CHRONIC PAIN; DEFIBRILLATOR; ELECTRIC SHOCK; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD; FOLLOW UP; HEART FAILURE; HEART VENTRICLE ARRHYTHMIA; HUMAN; MALE; MALIGNANT NEOPLASTIC DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRANSCUTANEOUS NERVE STIMULATION; VERTIGO;

AGED; ANGINA PECTORIS; DEFIBRILLATORS, IMPLANTABLE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; HUMANS; MALE; MYOCARDIAL ISCHEMIA; TRANSCUTANEOUS ELECTRIC NERVE STIMULATION;

EID: 0037247985     PISSN: 10995129     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/eupc.2002.0277     Document Type: Article

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