Preliminary observations on the use of closed-loop cardiac pacing in patients with refractory neurocardiogenic syncope

Journal of Interventional Cardiac Electrophysiology

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 69-73

  Kanjwal, Khalil ^a   Karabin, Beverly ^a   Kanjwal, Yousuf ^a   Grubb, Blair P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOLEDO MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Closed loop pacing; Neurocardiogenic; Pacemaker; Syncope

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL HEART PACEMAKER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL OBSERVATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIZZINESS; FEMALE; HEART ASSIST DEVICE; HEART PACING; HEART PALPITATION; HUMAN; IMPLANTATION; MALE; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RECURRENT DISEASE; SYNCOPE; THERAPY EFFECT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; CARDIAC PACING, ARTIFICIAL; CHRONIC DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMANS; PILOT PROJECTS; SYNCOPE, VASOVAGAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 77950371697     PISSN: 1383875X     EISSN: 15728595     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10840-009-9452-1     Document Type: Article

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