Transvenous access to the pericardial space: An approach to epicardial lead implantation for cardiac resynchronization therapy

PACE - Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology

Volumn 28, Issue 10, 2005, Pages 1018-1024

  Mickelsen, Steven R ^a   Ashikaga, Hiroshi ^a   Desilva, Ranil ^a   Raval, Amish N ^a   Mcveigh, Elliot ^a   Kusumoto, Fred ^b  

^a NATIONAL HEART LUNG AND BLOOD INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

Epicardial; Pacing; Pericardial; Resynchronization; Technique; Transvenous

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CARDIAC RESYNCHRONIZATION THERAPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FLUOROSCOPY; HEART FAILURE; HEART PACING; HEART RIGHT ATRIUM; HEMODYNAMICS; JUGULAR VEIN; MALE; NEEDLE; NONHUMAN; PERICARDIAL EFFUSION; PERICARDIUM; SUPERIOR CAVA VEIN; SWINE; VASCULAR ACCESS; ANIMAL; ARTIFICIAL HEART PACEMAKER; HEART CATHETERIZATION; METHODOLOGY; MINIPIG;

ANIMALS; FEMALE; HEART CATHETERIZATION; JUGULAR VEINS; MALE; PACEMAKER, ARTIFICIAL; PERICARDIUM; SWINE; SWINE, MINIATURE; VENA CAVA, SUPERIOR;

EID: 33645247447     PISSN: 01478389     EISSN: 15408159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8159.2005.00236.x     Document Type: Article

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