Rhythm discrimination by rate branch and QRS morphology in dual chamber implantable cardioverter defibrillators

PACE - Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology

Volumn 26, Issue 1 II, 2003, Pages 466-470

  Boriani, Giuseppe ^a   Biffi, Mauro ^a   Dall'Acqua, Alberto ^b   Martignani, Cristian ^a   Frabetti, Lorenzo ^a   Zannoli, Romano ^a   Branzi, Angelo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^b St Jude Medical Italia   (Italy)

Author keywords

Arrhythmia detection; Atrial fibrillation; Cardioverter defibrillators; Supraventricular tachycardia; Ventricular tachyarrhythmia

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ALGORITHM; BIOMEDICAL TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CONFERENCE PAPER; DEFIBRILLATION; DEFIBRILLATOR; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART ATRIUM FLUTTER; HUMAN; MALE; RELIABILITY; SUPRAVENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA;

EID: 0037252983     PISSN: 01478389     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1460-9592.2003.00073.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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