Accuracy of mode switch algorithms for detection of atrial tachyarrhythmias

Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology

Volumn 15, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 773-777

  Passman, Rod S ^a,b   Weinberg, Kenneth M ^a   Freher, Mark ^a   Denes, Pablo ^a   Schaechter, Andi ^a   Goldberger, Jeffrey J ^a   Kadish, Alan H ^a  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NORTHWESTERN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Atrial arrhythmias; Atrial fibrillation; Mode switching; Permanent pacemakers

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL HEART PACEMAKER; BRADYCARDIA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART ATRIUM FLUTTER; HOLTER MONITORING; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SINUS RHYTHM; SUPRAVENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA; TACHYCARDIA;

AGED; ALGORITHMS; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY, AMBULATORY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PACEMAKER, ARTIFICIAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC;

EID: 3242722534     PISSN: 10453873     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1540-8167.2004.03537.x     Document Type: Article

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