Arrhythmia Detection by Patient and Auto-Activation in Implantable Loop Recorders

Journal of Interventional Cardiac Electrophysiology

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 147-152

  Ng, Ernest ^a   Stafford, Peter J ^a   Ng, G André ^a  

^a GLENFIELD HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Arrhythmias; Loop recorders; Syncope

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUTOMATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DIZZINESS; FEMALE; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART PALPITATION; HUMAN; IMPLANT; IMPLANTABLE LOOP RECORDER; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECORDER; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ARRHYTHMIA; AUTOMATION; DEFIBRILLATORS, IMPLANTABLE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY, AMBULATORY; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EQUIPMENT SAFETY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MONITORING, PHYSIOLOGIC; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SAMPLING STUDIES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SYNCOPE; TILT-TABLE TEST;

EID: 1942487200     PISSN: 1383875X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:JICE.0000019268.95018.91     Document Type: Article

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