True bipolar defibrillator leads have increased sensing latency and threshold compared with the integrated bipolar configuration

Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 192-195

  Frain, Bryan H ^c   Ellison, Kristin E ^a   Michaud, Gregory F ^b   Koo, Charles H ^a   Buxton, Alfred E ^a   Kirk, Malcolm M ^a,d  

^a Lifespan   (United States)

^b LAHEY HOSPITAL AND MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c Roper St Francis Healthcare   (United States)

^d NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cardiac pacing; Implantable defibrillator; Integrated bipolar; Sensing latency; True bipolar

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEFIBRILLATOR; ELECTRODE; FEMALE; HEART ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HEART PACING; HUMAN; LATENT PERIOD; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; R WAVE;

ARRHYTHMIA; DEFIBRILLATORS, IMPLANTABLE; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PROSTHESIS DESIGN;

EID: 33846358503     PISSN: 10453873     EISSN: 15408167     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8167.2006.00714.x     Document Type: Article

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