In the wireless era: Leadless pacing

Expert Review of Cardiovascular Therapy

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 171-174

  Lee, Kathy L ^a  

^a QUEEN MARY HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

cardiac resynchronization therapy; heart failure; pacemaker; ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ARTIFICIAL HEART PACEMAKER; BRADYCARDIA; CARDIAC RESYNCHRONIZATION THERAPY; ENERGY TRANSFER; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HEART FAILURE; HEART PACING; HEART STIMULATION; HUMAN; MAGNETIC FIELD; NONHUMAN; PACEMAKER ELECTRODE; PULSE GENERATOR; RADIOFREQUENCY; SHORT SURVEY; ULTRASOUND; ANIMAL; INSTRUMENTATION; MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY; REVIEW; TRANSDUCER;

ANIMALS; BIOMEDICAL TECHNOLOGY; BRADYCARDIA; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HEART FAILURE; HUMANS; PACEMAKER, ARTIFICIAL; TRANSDUCERS;

EID: 77951934901     PISSN: 14779072     EISSN: 17448344     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1586/erc.09.168     Document Type: Short Survey

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