Biventricular pacing via a persistent left superior vena cava: Report of four cases

PACE - Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology

Volumn 26, Issue 1 II, 2003, Pages 192-196

  Gasparini, Maurizio ^a   Mantica, Massimo ^a   Galimberti, Paola ^a   Coltorti, Fernando ^a   Simonini, Stefano ^a   Ceriotti, Carlo ^a   Gronda, Edoardo ^a  

^a HUMANITAS CLINICAL AND RESEARCH CENTER   (Italy)

Author keywords

Biventricular pacing; Cardiac resynchronization therapy; Congestive heart failure; Persistent left superior vena cava

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ATRESIA; CASE REPORT; CATHETERIZATION; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE; CORONARY ARTERY ANOMALY; CORONARY SINUS; FEMALE; FLUOROSCOPY; FOLLOW UP; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HEART VENTRICLE PACING; HUMAN; MALE; PACEMAKER ELECTRODE; PERCEPTIVE THRESHOLD; PHLEBOGRAPHY; SUPERIOR CAVA VEIN; VEIN MALFORMATION;

EID: 0037246528     PISSN: 01478389     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1460-9592.2003.00015.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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