Introduction of permanent cardiac stimulation/defibrillation leads via the retro-pectoral veins

PACE - Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 324-325

  Camous, J P ^a,b   Raybaud, F ^a   Lesto, I ^a   Benoit, P H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ CÔTE D'AZUR   (France)

^b PASTEUR HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

Cardiac leads; Permanent stimulation defibrillation; Retro pectoral veins

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANNULATION; DEFIBRILLATOR; GUIDE WIRE; HEART STIMULATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; RETROPECTORAL VEIN; SUBCLAVIAN VEIN; VEIN; VEIN PUNCTURE;

DEFIBRILLATORS, IMPLANTABLE; ELECTRODES, IMPLANTED; HUMANS; PACEMAKER, ARTIFICIAL; VENOUS CUTDOWN;

EID: 18044383151     PISSN: 01478389     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8159.2005.09400.x     Document Type: Article

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