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Transesophageal atrial pacing was first attempted by Shafiroff and Linder in 1957 (1). However, it could not be employed because of its low tolerance due to the high intensity necessary for the stimulation.This limitation was overcome by Gallagher in 1982 (2), who lengthened the distance between the electrodes while giving a longer electric pulse duration.
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Bonso, A., Corò, L., Delise, P., Raviele, A. (1996). Transesophageal Pacing During Exercise: Is It Useful to Evaluate Palpitations of Unknown Origin?. In: Raviele, A. (eds) Cardiac Arrhythmias 1995. Springer, Milano. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-88-470-2223-2_29
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