Leads and longevity: How long will your pacemaker last?

Europace

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 142-143

  Shepard, Richard K ^a   Ellenbogen, Kenneth A ^a  

^a VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATRIOVENTRICULAR BLOCK; EDITORIAL; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; ENERGY; HEART; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HEART PACING; HEART REPOLARIZATION; HEART RHYTHM; IMPEDANCE; LONGEVITY; PACEMAKER; PACEMAKER ELECTRODE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SICK SINUS SYNDROME;

ALGORITHMS; ELECTRIC IMPEDANCE; ELECTRODES, IMPLANTED; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGIC TECHNIQUES, CARDIAC; EQUIPMENT FAILURE; HUMANS; PACEMAKER, ARTIFICIAL; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 59449102982     PISSN: 10995129     EISSN: 15322092     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/europace/eun359     Document Type: Editorial

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