Persistent left superior vena cava-inferior vena caval communication complicating implantation of an implantable cardioverter defibrillator

PACE - Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology

Volumn 28, Issue 11, 2005, Pages 1245-1246

  Goyal, Sanjeev ^a,c   Rosenthal, Lawrence ^b  

^a Fallon Clinic   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Congenital anomalies; Defibrillation ICD; Persistent left superior vena cava

Indexed keywords

STREPTOKINASE;

AGED; ANGIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; CARDIOMYOPATHY; CARDIOVERSION; CASE REPORT; CONGENITAL BLOOD VESSEL MALFORMATION; DEFIBRILLATION; DEFIBRILLATOR; HEART INFARCTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HUMAN; IMPLANTATION; INFERIOR CAVA VEIN; KIDNEY VEIN; MALE; PHLEBOGRAPHY; SUBCLAVIAN VEIN; SUPERIOR CAVA VEIN; TREATMENT OUTCOME; CONGENITAL MALFORMATION; HEART MUSCLE ISCHEMIA; METHODOLOGY;

AGED; CARDIOMYOPATHIES; DEFIBRILLATORS, IMPLANTABLE; HUMANS; MALE; MYOCARDIAL ISCHEMIA; PROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION; VENA CAVA, INFERIOR; VENA CAVA, SUPERIOR;

EID: 33644840746     PISSN: 01478389     EISSN: 15408159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8159.2005.50184.x     Document Type: Article

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