Electrogram configuration and detection of supraventricular tachycardias by a morphology discrimination algorithm in single chamber ICDs

PACE - Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology

Volumn 28, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 555-560

  Lüthje, Lars ^a   Vollmann, D ^a   Rosenfeld, M ^b   Unterberg Buchwald, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

^b MEDTRONIC INC   (United States)

Author keywords

Detection algorithm; Electrogram morphology; Implantable cardioverter defibrillator; Inappropriate therapy; Supraventricular tachycardia

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DEFIBRILLATOR; ELECTROGRAPHY; EVALUATION; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MALE; QRS COMPLEX; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SUPRAVENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALGORITHMS; DEFIBRILLATORS, IMPLANTABLE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TACHYCARDIA, SUPRAVENTRICULAR;

EID: 20544441164     PISSN: 01478389     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8159.2005.50011.x     Document Type: Article

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