Alternate sites of permanent cardiac pacing: A randomized study of novel technology

Hellenic Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 145-149

  Manolis, Antonis S ^a,b   Simeonidou, Eftihia ^a   Sousani, Eleni ^a   Chiladakis, John ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PATRAS   (Greece)

^b NONE   (Greece)

Author keywords

Alternate site pacing; Atrial fibrillation; Cardiac pacing; Heart failure; Multisite pacing; Pacing leads

Indexed keywords

STEROID;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL HEART PACEMAKER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPLETE HEART BLOCK; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG RELEASE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART CATHETER; HEART PACING; HUMAN; IMPEDANCE; IMPLANTATION; MALE; P WAVE; PNEUMOTHORAX; R WAVE; RANDOMIZATION; SICK SINUS SYNDROME; SINUS NODE DYSFUNCTION; TREATMENT INDICATION;

EID: 30944459249     PISSN: 10117970     EISSN: 10117970     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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