Internal atrial and ventricular defibrillation during electrophysiology procedures

Journal of Interventional Cardiac Electrophysiology

Volumn 13, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2005, Pages 71-78

  Kusumoto, Fred M ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

Electrophysiology study; Internal defibrillation

Indexed keywords

IBUTILIDE; LOW MOLECULAR WEIGHT HEPARIN; MIDAZOLAM;

BLEEDING; BRADYCARDIA; CATHETER ABLATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONFERENCE PAPER; CORONARY SINUS; DEFIBRILLATION; ELECTRODE; HEART ATRIUM ARRHYTHMIA; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HEART RIGHT ATRIUM; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE; HEART SUPRAVENTRICULAR ARRHYTHMIA; HEART VENTRICLE ARRHYTHMIA; HEART VENTRICLE FIBRILLATION; HUMAN; LOW DRUG DOSE; NECROSIS; PAIN; PERICARDIAL EFFUSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN ELECTRODE; SUPERIOR CAVA VEIN;

ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; DEFIBRILLATORS, IMPLANTABLE; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGIC TECHNIQUES, CARDIAC; HUMANS; RISK FACTORS; VENTRICULAR FIBRILLATION;

EID: 24044437535     PISSN: 1383875X     EISSN: 15728595     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10840-005-0753-8     Document Type: Conference Paper

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