Remote monitoring for advisories: Automatic early detection of silent lead failure: Device rounds

PACE - Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 525-527

  Varma, Niraj ^a  

^a LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Fidelis; ICD; Lead failure; Recall; Remote monitoring

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CONGESTIVE CARDIOMYOPATHY; CONVULSIVE THERAPY; DEFIBRILLATOR; ELECTROGRAPHY; HUMAN; IMPLANT; MALE; PATIENT MONITORING; TREATMENT FAILURE;

DEFIBRILLATORS, IMPLANTABLE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY, AMBULATORY; ELECTRODES, IMPLANTED; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TELEMEDICINE;

EID: 63049115287     PISSN: 01478389     EISSN: 15408159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8159.2009.02314.x     Document Type: Article

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