Transvenous Biventricular Pacing in a Child after Congenital Heart Surgery as an Alternative Therapy for Congestive Heart Failure

Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology

Volumn 14, Issue 10, 2003, Pages 1110-1112

  Blom, Nico A ^a   Bax, Jeroen J ^a   Ottenkamp, Jaap ^a   Schalij, Martin J ^a  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Biventricular pacemaker; Children; Congenital heart disease; Tissue Doppler imaging

Indexed keywords

DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; DIURETIC AGENT;

ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL HEART PACEMAKER; CASE REPORT; CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE; CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE; DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FOLLOW UP; HEART SURGERY; HEART VENTRICLE PACING; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMAN; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QRS COMPLEX; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

CARDIAC PACING, ARTIFICIAL; CHILD; COMPLEMENTARY THERAPIES; HEART DEFECTS, CONGENITAL; HEART FAILURE, CONGESTIVE; HEART VENTRICLES; HUMANS; MALE; PACEMAKER, ARTIFICIAL; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0242550630     PISSN: 10453873     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1540-8167.2003.03158.x     Document Type: Article

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