Experience with coronary sinus lead implantations for cardiac resynchronization therapy in 244 patients

Herzschrittmachertherapie und Elektrophysiologie

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 13-18

  Azizi, M ^a   Castel, M A ^b   Behrens, S ^a   Rodiger W ^c   Nagele H ^a  

^a St Adolfstift Medical Clinic   (Germany)

^b HOSPITAL SON LLÀTZER   (Spain)

^c Cardiology Center Hamburg   (Germany)

Author keywords

Biventricular pacing; Cardiac resynchronization therapy; Complications; Heart failure; Implantation

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL HEART PACEMAKER; ASYSTOLE; CARDIAC RESYNCHRONIZATION THERAPY; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; CORONARY SINUS; DEFIBRILLATION; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART VENTRICLE FIBRILLATION; HUMAN; INFECTION; LUNG EDEMA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; NERVE STIMULATION; PHRENIC NERVE; PNEUMOTHORAX; VEIN PERFORATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CARDIAC PACING, ARTIFICIAL; COMORBIDITY; CORONARY VESSELS; ELECTRODES, IMPLANTED; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PACEMAKER, ARTIFICIAL; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VEINS;

EID: 33645215664     PISSN: 09387412     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00399-006-0502-4     Document Type: Article

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