Simultaneous atrial and ventricular anti-tachycardia pacing as a novel method of rhythm discrimination

Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology

Volumn 17, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 695-701

  Saba, Samir ^a   Baker, Linda ^b,c   Ganz, Leonard ^a   Barrington, William ^a   Jain, Sandeep ^a   Ngwu, Ogundu ^a   Christensen, Jill ^b,c   Brown, Mark ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^b MEDTRONIC   (United States)

^c University of Pittsburgh ^*

Author keywords

Anti tachycardia pacing; Dual chamber defibrillator; Rhythm discrimination

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER PROGRAM; DEFIBRILLATION; DEFIBRILLATOR; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART PACING; HEART RHYTHM; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SIMULTANEOUS ATRIAL AND VENTRICULAR ANTI TACHYCARDIA PACING; SUPRAVENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA;

CARDIAC PACING, ARTIFICIAL; DEFIBRILLATORS, IMPLANTABLE; FEMALE; HEART ATRIA; HEART VENTRICLES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TACHYCARDIA, SUPRAVENTRICULAR; TACHYCARDIA, VENTRICULAR; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 33745193687     PISSN: 10453873     EISSN: 15408167     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8167.2006.00471.x     Document Type: Article

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