Stability of far field R wave signals in different conditions

Europace

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 175-183

  Cools, F J C ^a   Van Twembeke, R R C ^b   Backers, J ^b   Verpooten, G A ^c  

^a Algemeen Ziekenhuis Klina   (Belgium)

^b ANTWERP UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

^c Biotronik Belgium   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Exercise; Far field; Oversensing; Upright

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL HEART PACEMAKER; ATRIOVENTRICULAR BLOCK; CARDIOVASCULAR PARAMETERS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART MUSCLE POTENTIAL; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QRS COMPLEX; R WAVE; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SENSOR; SINUS NODE DISEASE; STANDING; SUPINE POSITION;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ARRHYTHMIA; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEART BLOCK; HUMANS; MALE; PACEMAKER, ARTIFICIAL; POSTURE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SINOATRIAL NODE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0037378560     PISSN: 10995129     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/eupc.2002.0299     Document Type: Article

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