Comparison of the specificity of implantable dual chamber defibrillator detection algorithms

PACE - Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology

Volumn 27, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 976-982

  Hintringer, Florian ^a,c   Deibl, Martina ^b   Berger, Thomas ^a   Pachinger, Otmar ^a   Roithinger, Franz Xaver ^a  

^a INNSBRUCK MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Austria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF INNSBRUCK   (Austria)

^c INNSBRUCK MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Austria)

Author keywords

Defibrillation; Implantable device; Inappropriate therapy; Tachyarrhythmias

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHM; CALCULATION; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DEFIBRILLATOR; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; IMPLANTATION; LABORATORY; MEDICAL RECORD; PREVALENCE; REVIEW; SAMPLE SIZE; SIMULATION; SUPRAVENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA;

ARRHYTHMIA; DEFIBRILLATORS, IMPLANTABLE; HUMANS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TACHYCARDIA, SUPRAVENTRICULAR;

EID: 3242783299     PISSN: 01478389     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8159.2004.00568.x     Document Type: Review

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