Improving SVT discrimination in single-chamber ICDs: A new electrogram morphology-based algorithm

Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology

Volumn 17, Issue 12, 2006, Pages 1310-1319

  Klein, George J ^a   Gillberg, Jeffrey M ^b   Tang, Anthony ^c   Inbar, Shmuel ^d   Sharma, Arjun ^e   Unterberg Buchwald, Christina ^f   Dorian, Paul ^g   Moore, Hans ^h   Duru, Firat ⁱ   Rooney, Ethan ^b   Becker, Daniel ^b   Schaaf, Katie ^b   Benditt, David ^j  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^b MEDTRONIC INC   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA HEART INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^d Medical Center Hospital   (United States)

^e Mercy Hospital   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

^g ST MICHAEL'S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^h Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery   (United States)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^j UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

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Author keywords

Implantable cardioverter defibrillator; SVT discrimination; Tachyarrhythmias

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; DEFIBRILLATOR; ELECTROGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART BUNDLE BRANCH BLOCK; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PERFORMANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SUPRAVENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA;

ALGORITHMS; COHORT STUDIES; DEFIBRILLATORS, IMPLANTABLE; DIAGNOSIS, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DISCRIMINANT ANALYSIS; ELECTRIC COUNTERSHOCK; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TACHYCARDIA, SUPRAVENTRICULAR; TACHYCARDIA, VENTRICULAR; THERAPY, COMPUTER-ASSISTED;

EID: 33750695506     PISSN: 10453873     EISSN: 15408167     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8167.2006.00643.x     Document Type: Article

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