CARDIAC STIMULATOR
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Glossary and Terms
Term Explanation
Drive Train Also called S1; the 6-8 regular pacing stimuli before any extra-stimuli is applied.
ECG Electrocardiogram
EP Electrophysiology
IECG Intra-cardiac Electrocardiogram
LCD Liquid Crystal Display
LED Light Emitting Diode
P/QRS P wave or QRS; also signifies any IECG waveform.
PC Personal Computer
RA Right Atrium
RV Right Ventricle
RF Radiofrequency, e.g. RF Ablation
RR R-R interval on ECG or peak-to-peak interval on IECG.
S1 Basic stimulation interval.
SGU Micropace Stimulus Generator Unit
SM-Box Stimulus Multiplexer Box – converts EPS320 two stimulus output channels to
four channels.
SNRT Sinus Node Recovery Times
StimLink™ Communication cable for connection to EP Recording Equipment
Sx The name for and the coupling interval of one or more extra-stimuli added after
Drive Train called S2, S3…S7.
GUI Graphical User Interface