Atrial demand pacemakers in sick sinus syndrome: An efficient and reliable approach in selected patients

Journal of the Chinese Medical Association

Volumn 66, Issue 12, 2003, Pages 709-714

  Liang, Kae Woei ^a,b   Lee, Wen Lieng ^a,b   Hsueh, Chung Whei ^a   Chen, Ying Tsung ^a,b,c   Ting, Chih Tai ^a,b  

^a TAICHUNG VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c CHUNG SHAN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Heart block; Pacemaker, artificial; Sick sinus syndrome

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANAMNESIS; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; ATRIOVENTRICULAR BLOCK; ATRIOVENTRICULAR CONDUCTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART ATRIUM PACEMAKER; HEART ATRIUM PACING; HEART ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HEART RHYTHM; HIS BUNDLE POTENTIAL; HOLTER MONITORING; HUMAN; LONG TERM CARE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTPATIENT; PATIENT SELECTION; RELIABILITY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SICK SINUS SYNDROME; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; WENCKEBACH PERIOD;

AGED; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEART ATRIA; HUMANS; MALE; PACEMAKER, ARTIFICIAL; PROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SICK SINUS SYNDROME;

EID: 1342311537     PISSN: 17264901     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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