Technical considerations in implanting left ventricular pacing leads for cardiac resynchronisation therapy

European Heart Journal, Supplement

Volumn 6, Issue D, 2004, Pages

  Stellbrink, Christoph ^a   Breithardt, Ole Alexander ^a   Hanrath, Peter ^a  

^a RWTH AACHEN UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cardiac resynchronisation therapy; Coronary veins; Electrodes; Pacemaker

Indexed keywords

ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ARTIFICIAL HEART PACEMAKER; CARDIAC SYNCHRONIZATION THERAPY; CARDIOMYOPATHY; CORONARY VEIN; DISSECTION; EPICARDIUM; EXPERIENCE; HAND; HEART HEMODYNAMICS; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE; HEART PACING; HEART STIMULATION; HUMAN; IMPLANT; NERVE STIMULATION; PATIENT REFERRAL; PHRENIC NERVE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; VENOUS CIRCULATION;

EID: 3343021089     PISSN: 1520765X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ehjsup.2004.05.010     Document Type: Review

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