Six year experience of transvenous left ventricular lead implantation for permanent biventricular pacing in patients with advanced heart failure: Technical aspects

Heart

Volumn 86, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 405-410

  Alonso, C ^a   Leclercq, C ^a   D'Allonnes, F R ^a   Pavin, D ^a   Victor, F ^a   Mabo, P ^a   Daubert, J C ^a  

^a PONTCHAILLOU UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

Biventricular pacing; Heart failure; Intraventricular conduction delay; Left ventricular pacing

Indexed keywords

BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; DIURETIC AGENT;

AGED; ARTICLE; CORONARY SINUS; DISEASE SEVERITY; FOLLOW UP; HEART CONDUCTION; HEART EJECTION FRACTION; HEART FAILURE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE; HEART PACING; HUMAN; IMPLANTATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PHRENIC NERVE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QRS COMPLEX; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE;

EID: 0034828176     PISSN: 13556037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/heart.86.4.405     Document Type: Article

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