The effect of hyperkalaemia on cardiac rhythm devices

Europace

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 467-476

  Barold, S Serge ^a   Herweg, Bengt ^a  

^a Florida Heart Rhythm Institute   (United States)

Author keywords

Cardiac pacemaker; Hyperkalaemia; Implantable cardioverter defibrillator; Oversensing by ICD; Pacemaker failure

Indexed keywords

BRADYCARDIA; CARDIAC RESYNCHRONIZATION THERAPY; DEPOLARIZATION; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; FIRST DEGREE ATRIOVENTRICULAR BLOCK; HEART ASSIST DEVICE; HEART MUSCLE; HEART VENTRICLE CONDUCTION; HEART VENTRICLE PACING; HUMAN; HYPERKALEMIA; IMPLANTABLE CARDIOVERTER DEFIBRILLATOR; LATENT PERIOD; PACEMAKER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QRS COMPLEX; REVIEW; SHOCK; SUPERIOR CAVA VEIN; T WAVE; VENTRICULAR PACEMAKER; ACTION POTENTIAL; ARRHYTHMIAS, CARDIAC; ARTIFICIAL HEART PACEMAKER; BLOOD; CARDIOVERSION; COMPLICATION; DEVICES; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART MUSCLE CONDUCTION SYSTEM; HEART PACING; METABOLISM; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PROSTHESIS; PROSTHESIS FAILURE; RISK FACTOR; TIME;

POTASSIUM;

ACTION POTENTIALS; ARRHYTHMIAS, CARDIAC; CARDIAC PACING, ARTIFICIAL; DEFIBRILLATORS, IMPLANTABLE; ELECTRIC COUNTERSHOCK; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART CONDUCTION SYSTEM; HUMANS; HYPERKALEMIA; PACEMAKER, ARTIFICIAL; POTASSIUM; PROSTHESIS DESIGN; PROSTHESIS FAILURE; RISK FACTORS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84898880720     PISSN: 10995129     EISSN: 15322092     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/europace/eut383     Document Type: Review

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