Title :
Pre ejection period — PEP as measure for the inotropic status of the heart
Author :
Pichlmaier, A.M. ; Schaldach, M.
Author_Institution :
Zentralinstitut fur Biomedizinische Technik, Universitàt Erlangen-Niirnberg, TurnstraBe 5, W-8520 Erlangen, Germany
fDate :
Oct. 29 1992-Nov. 1 1992
Abstract :
Echocardiographic examination of patients with Rate Adaptive Pacemakers confirm PEP as good indicator of sympathetic tone on the heart. The principle can successfully be used to drive rate adaptive pacemakers.
Keywords :
Algorithm design and analysis;
Conference_Titel :
Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, 1992 14th Annual International Conference of the IEEE
Conference_Location :
Paris, France
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-0785-2
Electronic_ISBN :
0-7803-0816-6
DOI :
10.1109/IEMBS.1992.5761055