Pacemakers and implantable cardioverter defibrillators
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Troubleshooting pacemakers and implantable cardioverter-defibrillators.
PURPOSE OF REVIEW The purpose of this review is to provide an update on stored diagnostic information furnished by new model pacemakers and implantable cardioverter-defibrillators (ICDs). This information provides crucial information about both device function and arrhythmias discovered with device interrogation and is invaluable when troubleshooting problems with devices. RECENT FINDINGS The...
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عنوان ژورنال: Anaesthesia
سال: 2006
ISSN: 0003-2409
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2044.2006.04722.x