Automatic capture verification in pacemakers (autocapture) - Utility and problems

Indian Pacing and Electrophysiology Journal

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 73-78

  Kam, Ruth ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF CARDIOLOGY   (Singapore)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHM; ARTIFICIAL HEART PACEMAKER; AUTOMATION; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COMPUTER PROGRAM; ELECTRIC BATTERY; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; HEART FUNCTION; HEART PACING; HEART VENTRICLE PACING; HUMAN; MEDICAL LITERATURE; PACEMAKER ELECTRODE; RECORDING; REVIEW; SAFETY;

EID: 3242673185     PISSN: 09726292     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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