Left heart atrial and ventricular epicardial pacing through a left lateral thoracotomy in children: A safe approach with excellent functional and cosmetic results

European Journal of Cardio-thoracic Surgery

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 541-545

  Dodge Khatami, Ali ^a,b   Kadner, Alexander ^a,b   Dave, Hitendu ^a,b   Rahn, Mariette ^b   Prêtre, René ^a,b   Bauersfeld, Urs ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Epicardial pacing; Left heart; Thoracotomy

Indexed keywords

STEROID;

ABDOMINAL WALL MUSCULATURE; ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONGENITAL HEART BLOCK; CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESTHETICS; FOLLOW UP; GENERATOR; HEART ATRIUM APPENDAGE; HEART ATRIUM PACING; HEART BLOCK; HEART FUNCTION; HEART LEFT ATRIUM; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE; HEART PERFORMANCE; HEART SURGERY; HEART VENTRICLE PACING; HUMAN; IMPLANTATION; INFANT; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; NEWBORN; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROBABILITY; RELIABILITY; REOPERATION; SAFETY; SINUS NODE DISEASE; SKELETAL MUSCLE; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURVIVAL; SUTURING METHOD; THORACOTOMY; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; CARDIAC PACING, ARTIFICIAL; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EQUIPMENT FAILURE; HEART ATRIA; HEART BLOCK; HEART DEFECTS, CONGENITAL; HEART VENTRICLES; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; PACEMAKER, ARTIFICIAL; PERICARDIUM; REOPERATION; THORACOTOMY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 25144475376     PISSN: 10107940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejcts.2005.06.040     Document Type: Conference Paper

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