Evolution of paced QRS and QTc intervals in children with epicardial pacing leads

Clinical Research in Cardiology

Volumn 96, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 787-793

  Tomaske, Maren ^a   Harpes, Paul ^b   Prêtre, Rene ^a   Dodge Khatami, Ali ^a   Bauersfeld, Urs ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Cardiac asynchrony; Children; ECG; Epicardial lead; Paced QRS interval; Permanent pacing

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL HEART PACEMAKER; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; FOLLOW UP; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE; HEART PACING; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE; HUMAN; IMPLANTATION; INFANT; NEWBORN; PEDIATRICS; QRS COMPLEX; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

ADOLESCENT; AGE FACTORS; CARDIAC PACING, ARTIFICIAL; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DRUG-ELUTING STENTS; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTRODES, IMPLANTED; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TIME FACTORS; VENTRICULAR DYSFUNCTION, LEFT;

EID: 35748985546     PISSN: 18610684     EISSN: 18610692     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00392-007-0558-0     Document Type: Article

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