Left Ventricular Pacing Site-Timing Optimization During Biventricular Pacing Using a Multi-Electrode Patch

Annals of Thoracic Surgery

Volumn 82, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 2292-2294

  Berberian, George ^a   Cabreriza, Santos E ^a   Quinn, Thomas Alexander ^a   Garofalo, Cara A ^a   Spotnitz, Henry M ^a  

^a College of Physicians and Surgeons ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

AGED; AORTA FLOW; ARTICLE; CARDIAC RESYNCHRONIZATION THERAPY; CASE REPORT; CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE; DEVICE INFECTION; ELECTRODE; EPICARDIUM; HEART INDEX; HEART PACING; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STERNOTOMY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGED; CARDIAC PACING, ARTIFICIAL; DEFIBRILLATORS, IMPLANTABLE; DEVICE REMOVAL; ELECTRODES, IMPLANTED; HEART FAILURE, CONGESTIVE; HEART VENTRICLES; HUMANS; MALE; PROSTHESIS-RELATED INFECTIONS;

EID: 33751169368     PISSN: 00034975     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2006.04.094     Document Type: Article

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