Monitor-induced tachycardia in a patient with a rate-responsive pacemaker

Anaesthesia

Volumn 61, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 399-401

  Houtman, S ^a   Rinia, M ^a   Kalkman, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL HEART PACEMAKER; BREATHING RATE; CASE REPORT; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; FEMALE; HEART BEAT; HEART VENTRICLE PACING; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HUMAN; IMPEDANCE; MONITOR; PATIENT MONITORING; SINUS ARREST; SYMPTOM; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; MIDDLE AGED; MONITORING; POSTOPERATIVE CARE;

ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; MONITORING, PHYSIOLOGIC; PACEMAKER, ARTIFICIAL; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; TACHYCARDIA, VENTRICULAR;

EID: 33645940590     PISSN: 00032409     EISSN: 13652044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2044.2006.04540.x     Document Type: Article

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