| pacing catheter | A cardiac catheter with one or more electrodes at its tip which can be used to artificially pace the heart. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| cardiac pacing, artificial | Regulation of the rate of contraction of the heart muscles by an artificial pacemaker. (12 Dec 1998) |
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| underdrive pacing | Electrical stimulation of the heart at a rate lower than that of an existing tachycardia; designed to capture the heart between beats, i.e., to interrupt a reentry pathway in order to terminate the tachycardia. (05 Mar 2000) |