Efficacy of atrial antitachycardia pacing using the Medtronic AT500 pacemaker in patients with congenital heart disease

American Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 92, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 871-876

  Stephenson, Elizabeth A ^b   Casavant, David ^b   Tuzi, Joann ^b   Alexander, Mark E ^b   Law, Ian ^b   Serwer, Gerald ^b   Strieper, Margaret ^b   Walsh, Edward P ^b   Berul, Charles I ^a  

^a BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATRIOVENTRICULAR CONDUCTION; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM ARRHYTHMIA; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; PACEMAKER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SINUS TACHYCARDIA; SUPRAVENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0141459306     PISSN: 00029149     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9149(03)00905-6     Document Type: Article

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