Use of preshaped sheath to plan and facilitate cannulation of the coronary sinus for the implantation of cardiac resynchronization therapy devices: Preshaped sheath for implantation of biventricular devices

PACE - Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology

Volumn 28, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 489-492

  Al Khadra, Ayman S ^a  

^a PRINCE SULTAN CARDIAC CENTER   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Femoral vein; Heart failure; Left ventricular dysfunction; Preshaped sheath; Resynchronization therapy; Technique

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BALLOON CATHETER; CANNULATION; CARDIAC RESYNCHRONIZATION THERAPY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CORONARY SINUS; DEVICE; FEMALE; GUIDE WIRE; HEART FAILURE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FAILURE; HEART VENTRICLE ARRHYTHMIA; HUMAN; IMPLANTATION; MALE; OPERATION DURATION; PHLEBOGRAPHY; TREATMENT INDICATION; VEIN CATHETERIZATION;

CATHETERIZATION; CORONARY VESSELS; DEFIBRILLATORS, IMPLANTABLE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 20544463130     PISSN: 01478389     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8159.2005.50049.x     Document Type: Article

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