Feasibility and sensing thresholds of temporary single-lead VDD pacing in intensive care

American Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 79, Issue 10, 1997, Pages 1360-1363

  Voigtländer, Thomas ^a   Nowak, Bernd ^b   Bärenfänger, Petra ^b   Himmrich, Ewald ^b   Treese, Norbert ^b   Becker, Hans J ^b   Meyer, Jürgen ^b  

^a JOHANNES GUTENBERG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AMPLITUDE MODULATION; ARTICLE; ATRIOVENTRICULAR BLOCK; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART PACING; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; INTENSIVE CARE; MALE; PACEMAKER; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CARDIAC PACING, ARTIFICIAL; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART BLOCK; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 19244380615     PISSN: 00029149     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9149(97)00140-9     Document Type: Article

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