Strength duration curve for epicardial left ventricular stimulation

PACE - Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology

Volumn 30, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 612-615

  Scally, Monique ^a   Heston, Karen J ^a   Rudnick, Andrew G ^a   Deger, Florin T ^a,b   Greenberg, Richard M ^b  

^a TEMPLE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b TEMPLE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Chronaxie; Resynchronization therapy; Strength duration curve

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; CARDIAC RESYNCHRONIZATION THERAPY; CARDIOVASCULAR PARAMETERS; CHRONAXY; CHRONICITY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DEFIBRILLATOR; DEVICE; ENDOCARDIUM; ENERGY CONSERVATION; EPICARDIUM; FOLLOW UP; HEART DISEASE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE; HEART STIMULATION; HUMAN; IMPLANTATION; PULSE WAVE; STRENGTH;

CARDIAC PACING, ARTIFICIAL; CHRONAXY; CORONARY DISEASE; DEFIBRILLATORS, IMPLANTABLE; DIFFERENTIAL THRESHOLD; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PACEMAKER, ARTIFICIAL; VENTRICULAR FUNCTION, LEFT;

EID: 34247502177     PISSN: 01478389     EISSN: 15408159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8159.2007.00721.x     Document Type: Article

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