Permanent left atrial pacing: A 2-year follow-up of coronary sinus leads

PACE - Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 314-317

  Mirza, Intisar ^a   James, Simon ^b   Holt, Phyllis ^b  

^a JOHN RADCLIFFE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b Guys Kings and St Thomas Dental Institute   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Atrial fibrillation; Biatrial pacing; Coronary sinus

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL HEART PACEMAKER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY SINUS; ENDOCARDIUM; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART ATRIUM PACING; HEART LEFT ATRIUM; HEART RIGHT ATRIUM; HUMAN; IMPEDANCE; IMPLANTATION; MALE;

ATRIAL APPENDAGE; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; ATRIAL FUNCTION; CARDIAC PACING, ARTIFICIAL; CORONARY VESSELS; ELECTRIC IMPEDANCE; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEART ATRIA; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PACEMAKER, ARTIFICIAL;

EID: 1542401313     PISSN: 01478389     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8159.2004.00434.x     Document Type: Article

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