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Journal |
Year |
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1
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Recommendations for extraction of chronically implanted transvenous pacing and defibrillator leads: indications, facilities, training. North American Society of Pacing and Electrophysiology Lead Extraction Conference Faculty.
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Pacing Clin Electrophysiol
|
2000
|
2.38
|
|
2
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Diagnosis and management of infections involving implantable electrophysiologic cardiac devices.
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Ann Intern Med
|
2000
|
2.30
|
|
3
|
Personal and public safety issues related to arrhythmias that may affect consciousness: implications for regulation and physician recommendations. A medical/scientific statement from the American Heart Association and the North American Society of Pacing and Electrophysiology.
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Circulation
|
1996
|
2.28
|
|
4
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Intravascular extraction of problematic or infected permanent pacemaker leads: 1994-1996. U.S. Extraction Database, MED Institute.
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Pacing Clin Electrophysiol
|
1999
|
2.24
|
|
5
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Five-years experience with intravascular lead extraction. U.S. Lead Extraction Database.
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Pacing Clin Electrophysiol
|
1994
|
2.09
|
|
6
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Patients at lower risk of arrhythmia recurrence: a subgroup in whom implantable defibrillators may not offer benefit. Antiarrhythmics Versus Implantable Defibrillator (AVID) Trial Investigators.
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J Am Coll Cardiol
|
2001
|
1.68
|
|
7
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Is hospital admission for initiation of antiarrhythmic therapy with sotalol for atrial arrhythmias required? Yield of in-hospital monitoring and prediction of risk for significant arrhythmia complications.
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J Am Coll Cardiol
|
1998
|
1.50
|
|
8
|
Transcatheter electrical AV junction ablation: predictors of success.
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Cleve Clin J Med
|
1991
|
1.36
|
|
9
|
Initial experience with larger laser sheaths for the removal of transvenous pacemaker and implantable defibrillator leads.
|
Circulation
|
1999
|
1.30
|
|
10
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Chronic atrial fibrillation and stroke in paced patients with sick sinus syndrome. Relevance of clinical characteristics and pacing modalities.
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Circulation
|
1993
|
1.25
|
|
11
|
Long-term performance of endocardial pacing leads.
|
Pacing Clin Electrophysiol
|
1994
|
1.18
|
|
12
|
Life-threatening ventricular arrhythmias due to transient or correctable causes: high risk for death in follow-up.
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J Am Coll Cardiol
|
2001
|
1.16
|
|
13
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Safe performance of magnetic resonance imaging on five patients with permanent cardiac pacemakers.
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Pacing Clin Electrophysiol
|
1996
|
1.16
|
|
14
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Low incidence of lead related complications associated with nonthoracotomy implantable cardioverter defibrillator systems.
|
Pacing Clin Electrophysiol
|
1995
|
1.15
|
|
15
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Report of the NASPE Policy Conference on antibradycardia pacemaker follow-up: effectiveness, needs, and resources. North American Society of Pacing and Electrophysiology.
|
Pacing Clin Electrophysiol
|
1994
|
1.13
|
|
16
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Successful percutaneous extraction of a chronic left ventricular pacing lead.
|
Pacing Clin Electrophysiol
|
1991
|
0.98
|
|
17
|
Transiliac permanent pacemaker implantation after extraction of infected pectoral pacemaker systems.
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Am J Cardiol
|
1999
|
0.97
|
|
18
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Intravascular lead extraction using locking stylets, sheaths, and other techniques.
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Pacing Clin Electrophysiol
|
1990
|
0.95
|
|
19
|
Exercise testing and training in patients with malignant arrhythmias.
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Exerc Sport Sci Rev
|
1997
|
0.90
|
|
20
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Active fixation mechanism complicates coronary sinus lead extraction and limits subsequent reimplantation targets.
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J Interv Card Electrophysiol
|
2012
|
0.87
|
|
21
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Optimal small-capacitor biphasic waveform for external defibrillation: influence of phase-1 tilt and phase-2 voltage.
|
Circulation
|
1998
|
0.86
|
|
22
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Assessment of pacemaker chronotropic response: implementation of the Wilkoff mathematical model.
|
Pacing Clin Electrophysiol
|
2001
|
0.85
|
|
23
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Clinical predictors of defibrillation energy requirements in patients treated with a nonthoracotomy defibrillator system. The ResQ Investigators.
|
Am Heart J
|
1996
|
0.83
|
|
24
|
Higher energy synchronized external direct current cardioversion for refractory atrial fibrillation.
|
J Am Coll Cardiol
|
1999
|
0.83
|
|
25
|
Chronotropic response to exercise in patients with atrial fibrillation.
|
Pacing Clin Electrophysiol
|
1990
|
0.82
|
|
26
|
Fully discharging phases. A new approach to biphasic waveforms for external defibrillation.
|
Circulation
|
1999
|
0.81
|
|
27
|
Pacing strategies to prevent atrial fibrillation.
|
Cardiol Clin
|
1996
|
0.79
|
|
28
|
Additional lead improves defibrillation efficacy with an abdominal 'hot can' electrode system.
|
Circulation
|
1997
|
0.79
|
|
29
|
Atrial pacemaker leads compared.
|
Cleve Clin J Med
|
1990
|
0.79
|
|
30
|
Rhythm disturbances after cardiac surgery.
|
Semin Thorac Cardiovasc Surg
|
1991
|
0.79
|
|
31
|
Chronic transvenous pacemaker lead removal using a unique, sequential transvenous system.
|
Am J Cardiol
|
1990
|
0.78
|
|
32
|
Development of a new technique for explantation of chronic transvenous pacemaker leads: five initial case studies.
|
Biomed Instrum Technol
|
1991
|
0.78
|
|
33
|
DDIR versus VVIR pacing in patients with paroxysmal atrial tachyarrhythmias.
|
Pacing Clin Electrophysiol
|
1991
|
0.78
|
|
34
|
External exponential biphasic versus monophasic shock waveform: efficacy in ventricular fibrillation of longer duration.
|
Pacing Clin Electrophysiol
|
1999
|
0.78
|
|
35
|
Artefact mimicking tachycardia during magnetic resonance imaging in a patient with an implantable loop recorder.
|
Heart
|
2003
|
0.78
|
|
36
|
Effects of polarity on defibrillation thresholds using a biphasic waveform in a hot can electrode system.
|
Pacing Clin Electrophysiol
|
1997
|
0.77
|
|
37
|
Large change in voltage at phase reversal improves biphasic defibrillation thresholds. Parallel-series mode switching.
|
Circulation
|
1996
|
0.77
|
|
38
|
Optimized first phase tilt in "parallel-series" biphasic waveform.
|
J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol
|
1997
|
0.77
|
|
39
|
Flecainide therapy in patients treated for supraventricular tachycardia with near normal left ventricular function.
|
Am Heart J
|
1992
|
0.77
|
|
40
|
Nonthoracotomy- versus thoracotomy-implantable defibrillators. Intention-to-treat comparison of clinical outcomes.
|
Circulation
|
1994
|
0.77
|
|
41
|
Influence of posture, breathing pattern, and type of exercise on minute ventilation estimation by a pacemaker transthoracic impedance sensor.
|
Pacing Clin Electrophysiol
|
2000
|
0.76
|
|
42
|
Cardiac lead extraction with a novel locking stylet.
|
J Interv Card Electrophysiol
|
2000
|
0.76
|
|
43
|
NASPE expert consensus document: use of i.v. (conscious) sedation/analgesia by nonanesthesia personnel in patients undergoing arrhythmia specific diagnostic, therapeutic, and surgical procedures.
|
Pacing Clin Electrophysiol
|
1998
|
0.75
|
|
44
|
A novel approach to determining the cause of pacemaker lead failure.
|
Cleve Clin J Med
|
1992
|
0.75
|
|
45
|
New approach to biphasic waveforms for internal defibrillation: fully discharging capacitors.
|
J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol
|
2000
|
0.75
|
|
46
|
Tachycardia recognition algorithms for implantable systems.
|
IEEE Eng Med Biol Mag
|
1990
|
0.75
|
|
47
|
Effects of respiration phase on ventricular defibrillation threshold in a hot can electrode system.
|
Pacing Clin Electrophysiol
|
1998
|
0.75
|
|
48
|
Adequacy of implantable cardioverter-defibrillator lead placement for tachyarrhythmia detection by sinus rhythm electrogram amplitude.
|
Am J Cardiol
|
1995
|
0.75
|
|
49
|
The use of beep-o-grams in the assessment of automatic implantable cardioverter defibrillator sensing function.
|
Pacing Clin Electrophysiol
|
1989
|
0.75
|
|
50
|
Durability of bipolar coaxial endocardial pacemaker leads compared with unipolar leads.
|
Cleve Clin J Med
|
1994
|
0.75
|
|
51
|
Relationship between rehospitalization and future death in patients treated for potentially lethal arrhythmia.
|
J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol
|
2001
|
0.75
|
|
52
|
Automated ventricular tachyarrhythmia recognition: a combination of cycle length and nonlinear dynamics measurements.
|
J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol
|
1997
|
0.75
|
|
53
|
Effects of extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy on tiered therapy implantable cardioverter defibrillators.
|
Pacing Clin Electrophysiol
|
1999
|
0.75
|
|
54
|
Preventing sudden death in coronary cardiomyopathy: implantable defibrillators lead the way.
|
Cleve Clin J Med
|
2001
|
0.75
|
|
55
|
Long-term performance of epimyocardial pacing leads in adults: comparison with endocardial leads.
|
Pacing Clin Electrophysiol
|
1993
|
0.75
|
|
56
|
What internists should know about amiodarone.
|
Cleve Clin J Med
|
1998
|
0.75
|
|
57
|
Biventricular pacing for heart failure.
|
Cardiol Clin
|
2001
|
0.75
|
|
58
|
Correlation of impedance minute ventilation with measured minute ventilation in a rate responsive pacemaker.
|
Pacing Clin Electrophysiol
|
2001
|
0.75
|
|
59
|
Implantable cardioverter defibrillator implanted by nonthoracotomy approach: initial clinical experience with the redesigned transvenous lead system.
|
Pacing Clin Electrophysiol
|
1991
|
0.75
|
|
60
|
Voltage dependence of ICD lead polarization and the effect of iridium oxide coating.
|
Pacing Clin Electrophysiol
|
2000
|
0.75
|
|
61
|
Early clinical experience with a minute ventilation sensor DDDR pacemaker.
|
Pacing Clin Electrophysiol
|
1991
|
0.75
|
|
62
|
Sawtooth first phase biphasic defibrillation waveform: a comparison with standard waveform in clinical devices.
|
J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol
|
1997
|
0.75
|
|
63
|
Six-year clinical experience with the automatic implantable cardioverter defibrillator.
|
Pacing Clin Electrophysiol
|
1991
|
0.75
|
|
64
|
Catheter ablation for recurrent ventricular tachycardia.
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Cleve Clin J Med
|
1992
|
0.75
|
|
65
|
Description and evaluation of the Res-Q Arrhythmia Control Device.
|
J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol
|
1995
|
0.75
|
|
66
|
Biventricular shocking leads improve defibrillation efficacy.
|
J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol
|
1999
|
0.75
|