13th International Congress
THE "NEW FRONTIERS"
OF ARRHYTHMIAS 1998

January 24-31, 1998
Marilleva, Trento, Italy

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Significant reduction of atrial floating pacing capture thresholds using a conventional monophasic impulse and a novel pacing electrode configuration.
First results

W.M. Hartung, D. Hartung, A. Auricchio, C. Geller, A. Goette, H.-D. Esperer, S. Hobrack, H. Klein.
University Hospital Magdeburg, Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Cardiology, Magdeburg, Germany

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