Comparison of left ventricular lead placement via the coronary venous approach versus lateral thoracotomy in patients receiving cardiac resynchronization therapy

American Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 94, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 59-63

  Koos, Ralf ^a   Sinha, Anil Martin ^a   Markus, Kai ^a   Breithardt, Ole Alexander ^a   Mischke, Karl ^a   Zarse, Markus ^a   Schmid, Michael ^a   Autschbach, Rüdiger ^a   Hanrath, Peter ^a   Stellbrink, Christoph ^a  

^a RWTH AACHEN UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL HEART PACEMAKER; CARDIAC RESYNCHRONIZATION THERAPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART FAILURE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE PERFORMANCE; HEART MUSCLE OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; HEART VENTRICLE CONDUCTION; HEART VENTRICLE PACING; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INTERVENTIONAL CARDIOVASCULAR PROCEDURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; THORACOTOMY; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGED; ARRHYTHMIA; CARDIAC PACING, ARTIFICIAL; CORONARY VESSELS; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; HEART FAILURE, CONGESTIVE; HEART VENTRICLES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PACEMAKER, ARTIFICIAL; PERICARDIUM; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; THORACOTOMY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 3042563493     PISSN: 00029149     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2004.03.031     Document Type: Article

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