Noninvasive Assessment of the Biventricular Pacing System

Annals of Noninvasive Electrocardiology

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 58-70

  Steinberg, Jonathan S ^a,f   Maniar, Parimal B ^a   Higgins, Steven L ^b   Whiting, Sherie L ^b   Meyer, David B ^b   Dubner, Sergio ^c   Shah, Abrar H ^d   Huang, David T ^d   Saxon, Leslie A ^e  

^a Columbia University ^*  (United States)

^b Scripps Hospital   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER   (United States)

^d Clinica y Maternidad Suizo Argentina   (Argentina)

^e UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^f ST LUKE S ROOSEVELT HOSPITAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ARTIFICIAL HEART PACEMAKER; ATRIOVENTRICULAR CONDUCTION; BIOSENSOR; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EVALUATION; FOLLOW UP; HEART ATRIOVENTRICULAR NODE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE; HEART VENTRICLE CONDUCTION; HEART VENTRICLE PACING; HUMAN; NON INVASIVE MEASUREMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QRS COMPLEX; RELIABILITY; REMOTE SENSING; REPRODUCIBILITY; REVIEW;

BUNDLE-BRANCH BLOCK; CARDIAC PACING, ARTIFICIAL; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART FAILURE, CONGESTIVE; HUMANS;

EID: 1242315513     PISSN: 1082720X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1542-474X.2004.91525.x     Document Type: Review

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