Cardiac Resynchronization: A Brief Synopsis Part II: Implant and Followup Methodology

Journal of Interventional Cardiac Electrophysiology

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 163-166

  Kalinchak, David M ^a   Schoenfeld, Mark H ^b,c,d  

^a MEDTRONIC INC   (United States)

^b YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c HOSPITAL OF SAINT RAPHAEL   (United States)

^d Orchard Medical Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Biventricular pacing; Congestive heart failure; Implant procedure

Indexed keywords

ARTIFICIAL HEART PACEMAKER; CANNULATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONFERENCE PAPER; CORONARY SINUS; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTRODE; FOLLOW UP; HEART BLOOD VESSEL; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE VEIN; HEART PACING; HEART RESYNCHRONIZATION; HUMAN; IMPLANTATION; PHLEBOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TECHNIQUE; VASCULAR ACCESS;

ARRHYTHMIA; CARDIAC PACING, ARTIFICIAL; DEFIBRILLATORS, IMPLANTABLE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEART ATRIA; HEART CONDUCTION SYSTEM; HEART VENTRICLES; HUMANS; PACEMAKER, ARTIFICIAL;

EID: 0242596530     PISSN: 1383875X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1026228322456     Document Type: Conference Paper

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