Far-field R-wave reduction with a novel lead design: Experimental and human results

PACE - Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology

Volumn 28, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 782-788

  De Voogt, Willem ^a   Van Hemel, Norbert ^b   Willems, Albert ^a   Visser, Jaap ^a   Chitre, Yougandh ^c   Bornzin, Gene ^c   Helland, John ^c  

^a ONZE LIEVE VROUWE GASTHUIS   (Netherlands)

^b ST ANTONIUS HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

^c ST JUDE MEDICAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Atrial fibrillation; Far field R wave; Pacemaker lead; Pacing; Sensing

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL HEART PACEMAKER; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOG; FOLLOW UP; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HEART PACING; HEART REPOLARIZATION; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; P WAVE; PACEMAKER ELECTRODE; R WAVE; SIGNAL DETECTION;

ANIMALS; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; DOGS; ELECTRIC IMPEDANCE; ELECTRODES, IMPLANTED; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; HUMANS; PACEMAKER, ARTIFICIAL;

EID: 27844495274     PISSN: 01478389     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8159.2005.00175.x     Document Type: Article

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