Implantation of a biventricular pacing system in a patient with a persistent left superior vena cava

PACE - Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology

Volumn 27, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 1014-1016

  Paulussen, Guido M G ^a   Van Gelder, Berry M ^b,c  

^a Zuyderland Medical Centre   (Netherlands)

^b CATHARINA HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

^c Hospital   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Cardiac resynchronization therapy; Persistent left superior vena cava

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AORTA VALVE REPLACEMENT; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL HEART PACEMAKER; ATRIOVENTRICULAR BLOCK; BIVENTRICULAR PACING SYSTEM; CASE REPORT; CATHETER; CONGENITAL HEART MALFORMATION; CORONARY SINUS; HEART PACING; HUMAN; MALE; PERSISTENT LEFT SUPERIOR CAVA VEIN;

ELECTRODES, IMPLANTED; HEART BLOCK; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PACEMAKER, ARTIFICIAL; VENA CAVA, SUPERIOR;

EID: 3242810500     PISSN: 01478389     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8159.2004.00577.x     Document Type: Article

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