Robotically assisted left ventricular epicardial lead implantation for biventricular pacing

Journal of the American College of Cardiology

Volumn 41, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 1414-1419

  DeRose Jr , Joseph J ^a,b   Ashton Jr , Robert C ^a   Belsley, Scott ^a   Swistel, Daniel G ^a   Vloka, Margot ^a   Ehlert, Frederick ^a   Shaw, Roxana ^a   Sackner Bernstein, Jonathan ^a   Hillel, Zak ^a   Steinberg, Jonathan S ^a  

^a Columbia Univ Coll of Phys/Surgs ^*  (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL HEART PACEMAKER; CANNULATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE; CORONARY SINUS; DEVICE; EXERCISE TOLERANCE; FEMALE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE ENDDIASTOLIC PRESSURE; HEART PACING; HUMAN; MALE; PNEUMONIA; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QRS COMPLEX; ROBOTICS; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

EID: 0037392830     PISSN: 07351097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0735-1097(03)00252-3     Document Type: Article

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