Frequent ICD Shocks due to Double Sensing in Patients with Bi-Ventricular Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillators

Journal of Interventional Cardiac Electrophysiology

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 377-381

  Al Ahmad, Amin ^a,b   Wang, Paul J ^a   Homoud, Munther K ^a   Estes III, N A Mark ^a   Link, Mark S ^a  

^a TUFTS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Biventricular pacing; Heart failure; Implantable cardioverter defibrillator

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CARDIAC RESYNCHRONIZATION THERAPY; CARDIOVERSION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DEFIBRILLATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART FAILURE; HEART PACING; HEART VENTRICLE PACING; HUMAN; IMPLANTATION; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGED; ARRHYTHMIA; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; ATRIAL FLUTTER; CARDIAC PACING, ARTIFICIAL; DEFIBRILLATORS, IMPLANTABLE; EQUIPMENT FAILURE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TACHYCARDIA, SUPRAVENTRICULAR;

EID: 0348112460     PISSN: 1383875X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1027455713120     Document Type: Article

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