Safety and feasibility of coronary sinus left ventricular leads extraction: A preliminary report

Journal of Interventional Cardiac Electrophysiology

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 35-38

  De Martino, Giuseppe ^a   Orazi, Serafino ^b   Bisignani, Giovanni ^b   Toscano, Salvatore ^b   Messano, Loredana ^a   Parisi, Quintino ^a   Santamaria, Matteo ^a   Pelargonio, Gemma ^a   Dello Russo, Antonio ^a   Bellocci, Fulvio ^a   Zecchi, Paolo ^a   Crea, Filippo ^a  

^a CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^b Department of Cardiology ^*  (Italy)

Author keywords

Biventricular pacing; Cardiac resynchronization; Coronary sinus; Lead extraction

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL HEART PACEMAKER; CARDIAC RESYNCHRONIZATION THERAPY; CATHETERIZATION; CORONARY SINUS; DEVICE REMOVAL; DIAPHRAGM; EXPERIENCE; FEASIBILITY STUDY; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE; HEART RIGHT ATRIUM; HUMAN; INFECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OPERATION DURATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTHESIS LOOSENING; RADIOFREQUENCY; SAFETY; STIMULATION; TRACTION THERAPY; TREATMENT INDICATION;

COHORT STUDIES; DEVICE REMOVAL; ELECTRODES, IMPLANTED; EQUIPMENT FAILURE; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEART VENTRICLES; HUMANS; MALE; MONITORING, PHYSIOLOGIC; PACEMAKER, ARTIFICIAL; PHLEBOGRAPHY; RISK ASSESSMENT; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 20844462396     PISSN: 1383875X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10840-005-0910-0     Document Type: Article

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