Implantable Diagnostic Monitoring Devices for Evaluation of Syncope, and Tachy- and Brady-Arrhythmias

Journal of Interventional Cardiac Electrophysiology

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 137-144

  Benditt, David G ^a   Ermis, Cengiz ^a   Pham, Scott ^a   Hiltner, Laura ^a   Vrudney, Amy ^a   Lurie, Keith G ^a   Sakaguchi, Scott ^a  

^a MMC 508 ^*

Author keywords

Ambulatory ECG monitoring; Arrhythmias; Implantable loop recorder

Indexed keywords

AMBULATORY MONITORING; BODY POSITION; BRADYCARDIA; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONFERENCE PAPER; DIAGNOSTIC INDICATION; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY MONITORING; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART MUSCLE ISCHEMIA; HEART RATE VARIABILITY; HEMODYNAMIC MONITORING; HUMAN; IMPLANTABLE DIAGNOSTIC MONITORING DEVICE; IMPLANTABLE LOOP RECORDER; MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY; MONITOR; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECORDER; SENSOR; SYNCOPE; TACHYCARDIA; TREATMENT INDICATION;

BRADYCARDIA; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY, AMBULATORY; ELECTRODES, IMPLANTED; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGIC TECHNIQUES, CARDIAC; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HEART CONDUCTION SYSTEM; HEART RATE; HUMANS; INFORMATION STORAGE AND RETRIEVAL; SYNCOPE; TACHYCARDIA;

EID: 0345308434     PISSN: 1383875X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1026220020639     Document Type: Conference Paper

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