Comparative effects of bipolar single site and bipolar linear triple site pacing on atrial activation - Studies in canine models

Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology - Proceedings

Volumn 1, Issue , 2003, Pages 186-189

  Ryu, K ^a   Waldo, A L ^a,b   Khrestian, C M ^b   Goldstein, R N ^b   Sahadevan, J ^b   Dorostkar, P C ^b  

^a Case Western Reserve University   (United States)

^b CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Atrial arrhythmia; Atrial pacing

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL ACTIVATION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; ELECTRODES; NEUROLOGY; WAVEFRONTS;

ATRIAL ARRHYTHMIA; ATRIAL PACING;

CARDIOLOGY;

EID: 1542302768     PISSN: 05891019     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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