Utility of patient-activated cardiac event recorders in the detection of cardiac arrhythmias

Journal of Interventional Cardiac Electrophysiology

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 117-120

  Wu, Chih Cheng ^a   Hsieh, Ming Hsiung ^a   Tai, Ching Tai ^a   Chiang, Chern En ^a   Yu, Wen Chung ^a   Lin, Yung Kuo ^a   Tsao, Hsuan Ming ^a   Ding, Phillip Yu An ^a   Chen, Shih Ann ^a  

^a TAIPEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Arrhythmia; Event recorder

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; DYSPNEA; FEMALE; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART ATRIUM FLUTTER; HEART PALPITATION; HEART VENTRICLE EXTRASYSTOLE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECORDER; SINUS RHYTHM; SINUS TACHYCARDIA; SUPRAVENTRICULAR PREMATURE BEAT; SYNCOPE; THORAX PAIN;

ARRHYTHMIA; DYSPNEA; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY, AMBULATORY; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SEX FACTORS; SYNCOPE;

EID: 0038208078     PISSN: 1383875X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1023604816368     Document Type: Article

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