Implantation of a biventricular pacing and defibrillator device via a persistent left superior vena cava

Journal of Cardiovascular Medicine

Volumn 7, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 430-433

  Kapetanopoulos, Athanasios ^a   Peckham, Gene ^a   Kiernan, Francis ^a   Clyne, Christopher ^a   Kluger, Jeffrey ^a   Migeed, Magdy A ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b HARTFORD HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Congenital heart disease; Congestive heart failure; Defibrillation; Pacemaker

Indexed keywords

AGED; ANGIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; CARDIAC RESYNCHRONIZATION THERAPY; CASE REPORT; CATHETER; CAVA VEIN DISEASE; CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE; CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE; CORONARY SINUS; DEFIBRILLATOR; FEASIBILITY STUDY; GUIDE WIRE; HUMAN; IMPLANTATION; MALE; PATIENT SAFETY; PERSISTENT LEFT SUPERIOR CAVA VEIN; SUPERIOR CAVA VEIN;

AGED; DEFIBRILLATORS, IMPLANTABLE; HEART FAILURE, CONGESTIVE; HUMANS; MALE; PACEMAKER, ARTIFICIAL; VENA CAVA, SUPERIOR; VENTRICULAR DYSFUNCTION, LEFT;

EID: 33746616534     PISSN: 15582027     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2459/01.JCM.0000228695.14902.4c     Document Type: Article

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