The leadless ultrasonic pacemaker: A sound idea?

Heart Rhythm

Volumn 6, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 749-751

  Benditt, David G ^a   Goldstein, MaryAnn ^a   Belalcazar, Andres ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LEAD;

CARDIAC RESYNCHRONIZATION THERAPY; DEFIBRILLATOR; EDITORIAL; ELECTROSTIMULATION; ENERGY TRANSFER; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSE GENERATOR; TRANSDUCER; ULTRASOUND;

CARDIAC PACING, ARTIFICIAL; ELECTRODES, IMPLANTED; HUMANS; PACEMAKER, ARTIFICIAL; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, INTERVENTIONAL;

EID: 65649126785     PISSN: 15475271     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.hrthm.2009.04.006     Document Type: Editorial

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