Physiological rate adaptation in a child with chronotropic incompetence through closed-loop stimulation using epicardial leads

Alfredo di Pino; Elio Caruso; Federica Censi; Gianfranco Gaudenti; Alessio Gargaro; Giovanni Calcagnini

doi:10.1016/j.hrcr.2015.07.012

Physiological rate adaptation in a child with chronotropic incompetence through closed-loop stimulation using epicardial leads

HeartRhythm Case Rep. 2015 Oct 21;2(1):36-39. doi: 10.1016/j.hrcr.2015.07.012. eCollection 2016 Jan.

Authors

Alfredo di Pino¹, Elio Caruso¹, Federica Censi², Gianfranco Gaudenti³, Alessio Gargaro³, Giovanni Calcagnini²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Pediatric Cardiology and Cardiac Surgery, Bambino Gesù Children's Hospital Centro Cardiologico Pediatrico del Mediterraneo, San Vincenzo Hospital, Taormina, Italy.
² Department of Technology and Health, Italian National Institute of Health, Rome, Italy.
³ Biotronik Italia S.P.A., Vimodrone, Italy.

No abstract available

Keywords: AV, atrioventricular; CLS, closed-loop stimulation; CWT, color-word test; Closed-loop stimulation; ECG, electrocardiogram; Epicardial leads; Neurovegetative tests; Rate-adaptive pacing; bpm, beats per minute.

Publication types

Case Reports