Pacemaker selection - The changing definition of physiologic pacing

New England Journal of Medicine

Volumn 353, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 202-204

  Ellenbogen, Kenneth A ^a   Wood, Mark A ^a  

^a VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTIFICIAL HEART PACEMAKER; ATRIOVENTRICULAR BLOCK; ATRIOVENTRICULAR CONDUCTION; CLINICAL TRIAL; EDITORIAL; HEART ATRIUM PACING; HEART FAILURE; HEART VENTRICLE PACING; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; SICK SINUS SYNDROME; AGED; HEART BLOCK; HEART PACING; METHODOLOGY; NOTE; PATIENT SELECTION;

AGED; CARDIAC PACING, ARTIFICIAL; HEART BLOCK; HUMANS; PACEMAKER, ARTIFICIAL; PATIENT SELECTION; QUALITY OF LIFE;

EID: 22044433404     PISSN: 00284793     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1056/NEJMe058125     Document Type: Editorial

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