Arrhythmia detection by dual-chamber implantable cardioverter defibrillators. A review of current algorithms

Europace

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 273-286

  Aliot, Etienne ^a,c   Nitzsché, Rémi ^b   Ripart, Alain ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF NANCY   (France)

^b ELA Recherche   (France)

^c CHU NANCY BRABOIS   (France)

Author keywords

Arrhythmia detection algorithm; Dual chamber; Implantable cardioverter defibrillator

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHM; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; DEFIBRILLATOR; ELECTROGRAPHY; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FOLLOW UP; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART FUNCTION; HEART HEMODYNAMICS; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MODEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SINUS TACHYCARDIA; SUPRAVENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA;

ALGORITHMS; ARRHYTHMIA; DEFIBRILLATORS, IMPLANTABLE; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGIC TECHNIQUES, CARDIAC; HUMANS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TACHYCARDIA, SUPRAVENTRICULAR; TACHYCARDIA, VENTRICULAR;

EID: 3242693274     PISSN: 10995129     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eupc.2004.02.005     Document Type: Review

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