Comparative Prospective Randomized Efficacy Testing of Different Guiding Catheters for Coronary Sinus Cannulation in Heart Failure Patients

Journal of Interventional Cardiac Electrophysiology

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 343-351

  Butter, Christian ^a   Gras, Daniel ^b   Ritter, Philippe ^c   Stellbrink, Christoph ^d   Fleck, Eckart ^a   Tockman, Bruce ^e,f   Schubert, Bernd ^e,f   Pochet, Thierry ^e,f   DeVoogt, Willem ^a  

^a DEUTSCHES HERZZENTRUM BERLIN   (Germany)

^b Polyclinique Saint Henri   (France)

^c Clinique Bizet   (France)

^d UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL RWTH AACHEN   (Germany)

^e Guidant Corporation   (Belgium)

^f St Lucas Andreas Hospital ^*

Author keywords

Cannulation; Coronary virus; Heart failure; Patients

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANNULATION; CARDIAC RESYNCHRONIZATION THERAPY; CATHETER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CORONARY SINUS; HEART ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HEART FAILURE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE; HUMAN; IMPLANT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; X RAY;

CARDIAC PACING, ARTIFICIAL; CATHETERIZATION; ELECTRODES, IMPLANTED; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HEART FAILURE, CONGESTIVE; HUMANS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 0347482415     PISSN: 1383875X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1027439309485     Document Type: Article

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