Specificity of the wide QRS complex tachycardia algorithms in recipients of cardiac resynchronization therapy

Journal of Electrocardiology

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 319-326

  Jastrzebski, Marek ^a   Kukla, Piotr ^b   Czarnecka, Danuta ^c   Kawecka Jaszcz, Kalina ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL IN KRAKOW   (Poland)

^b H Klimontowicz Specialistic Hospital   (Poland)

^c JAGIELLONIAN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL COLLEGE   (Poland)

Author keywords

aVR algorithm; Bayesian algorithm; Brugada algorithm; Griffith algorithm; Wide QRS complex tachycardia

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ALGORITHM; BAYESIAN LEARNING; CARDIAC RESYNCHRONIZATION THERAPY; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART FAILURE; HEART LEFT BUNDLE BRANCH BLOCK; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QRS COMPLEX; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SUPRAVENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA;

AGED; ALGORITHMS; BUNDLE-BRANCH BLOCK; CARDIAC RESYNCHRONIZATION THERAPY; COMORBIDITY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART FAILURE; HUMANS; MALE; POLAND; PREVALENCE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 84860218811     PISSN: 00220736     EISSN: 15328430     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jelectrocard.2011.08.012     Document Type: Conference Paper

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