Unusual pacemaker implantation through a left sided superior vena cava via anonymous vein after heart transplantion

Minerva Cardioangiologica

Volumn 54, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 499-501

  Fuchs, U ^a   Murray, E ^a   Gueldner, H ^a   Tenderich, G ^a   Minami, K ^a   Koerfer, R ^a  

^a RUHR UNIVERSITY BOCHUM   (Germany)

Author keywords

Heart tranplantation; Left superior vena cava; Pacemaker

Indexed keywords

DIGITALIS; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; DIURETIC AGENT; DOPAMINE; MILRINONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL HEART PACEMAKER; CARDIOGENIC SHOCK; CASE REPORT; CONGESTIVE CARDIOMYOPATHY; CORONARY SINUS; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; STERNOTOMY; SUPERIOR CAVA VEIN;

CARDIAC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PACEMAKER, ARTIFICIAL; VENA CAVA, SUPERIOR;

EID: 33750610765     PISSN: 00264725     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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