VATS-guided epicardial pacemaker implantation: Hand-sutured fixation of atrioventricular leads in an experimental setting

Surgical Endoscopy

Volumn 11, Issue 12, 1997, Pages 1167-1170

  Furrer, M ^a   Fuhrer, J ^a   Altermatt, H J ^a   Ris, H B ^a   Mettler, D ^a   Althaus, U ^a   Carrel, T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Hand suture; Pacemaker implantation; VATS

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL HEART PACEMAKER; CAUSE OF DEATH; DISEASE MODEL; ELECTRODE; ENDOSCOPY; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEASIBILITY STUDY; HEART ATRIOVENTRICULAR NODE; HEART DISEASE; HEART OUTPUT; HEART PACING; HEART RATE; HEART VENTRICLE FIBRILLATION; HERNIA; IMPLANTATION; METHODOLOGY; PATHOLOGY; PERICARDIOTOMY; PERICARDIUM; PEROPERATIVE COMPLICATION; RESPIRATORY FAILURE; SAFETY; SURVIVAL RATE; SUTURING METHOD; SWINE; THORACOSCOPY; THORACOTOMY; VIDEORECORDING;

ANIMALS; ATRIOVENTRICULAR NODE; CARDIAC OUTPUT; CARDIAC PACING, ARTIFICIAL; CAUSE OF DEATH; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; ELECTRODES, IMPLANTED; ENDOSCOPY; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; HEART DISEASES; HEART RATE; HERNIA; INTRAOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PACEMAKER, ARTIFICIAL; PERICARDIAL WINDOW TECHNIQUES; PERICARDIUM; PROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION; RESPIRATORY INSUFFICIENCY; SAFETY; SURVIVAL RATE; SUTURE TECHNIQUES; SWINE; THORACOSCOPY; THORACOTOMY; VENTRICULAR FIBRILLATION; VIDEO RECORDING;

EID: 0031471879     PISSN: 09302794     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004649900562     Document Type: Article

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