DocumentCode
285845
Title
Safety-critical aspects of ICDs and pacemakers
Author
Vassilikos, Vassilios P.
Author_Institution
Dept. of Cardiology, St. Bartholomew´´s Hospital, London, UK
fYear
1993
fDate
33998
Firstpage
42552
Lastpage
42556
Abstract
Areas of interest concerning the safety and efficacy of implantable cardiovertors/defibrillators and pacemakers are discussed. These include: spike loss; oversensing; crosstalk; radiation effects; inappropriate shocks; device proarrhythmia
Keywords
defibrillators; pacemakers; crosstalk; device proarrhythmia; efficacy; implantable cardiac devices; implantable cardiovertors/defibrillators; inappropriate shocks; oversensing; pacemakers; radiation effects; safety; spike loss;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
iet
Conference_Titel
Intelligent Cardiac Implants, IEE Colloquium on
Conference_Location
London
Type
conf
Filename
230748
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