First Human Demonstration of Cardiac Stimulation With Transcutaneous Ultrasound Energy Delivery. Implications for Wireless Pacing With Implantable Devices

Journal of the American College of Cardiology

Volumn 50, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 877-883

  Lee, Kathy L ^a   Lau, Chu Pak ^a   Tse, Hung Fat ^a   Echt, Debra S ^b   Heaven, David ^c   Smith, Warren ^c   Hood, Margaret ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b EBR Systems Inc   (United States)

^c AUCKLAND CITY HOSPITAL   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL HEART PACEMAKER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; ENDOCARDIUM; ENERGY TRANSFER; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; HEART CATHETER; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE; HEART PACING; HEART RIGHT ATRIUM; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE; HEART STIMULATION; HUMAN; IMAGING SYSTEM; MALE; PATIENT SAFETY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TECHNOLOGY; THORAX WALL; ULTRASOUND; WAVEFORM;

ADULT; ARRHYTHMIA; CARDIAC PACING, ARTIFICIAL; CATHETER ABLATION; ELECTRODES, IMPLANTED; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGIC TECHNIQUES, CARDIAC; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PACEMAKER, ARTIFICIAL; TACHYCARDIA, ATRIOVENTRICULAR NODAL REENTRY; TRANSDUCERS; ULTRASONICS; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, INTERVENTIONAL;

EID: 34547931047     PISSN: 07351097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2007.04.081     Document Type: Article

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