Left ventricular lead implantation assisted by magnetic navigation in a patient with a persistent left superior vena cava

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 116, Issue 1, 2007, Pages

  Rivero Ayerza, Máximo ^a   van Belle, Yves ^a   Mekel, Joris ^a   Jordaens, Luc J ^a  

^a ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Cardiac resynchronization therapy; Heart failure; Magnetic navigation; Persistent left superior vena cava

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL HEART PACEMAKER; CARDIAC RESYNCHRONIZATION THERAPY; CASE REPORT; CAVA VEIN DISEASE; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DEVICE; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GUIDE WIRE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; INTRACARDIAC ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; INTRAVENOUS CATHETER; MAGNET; MAGNETIC NAVIGATION; MAGNETISM; PERSISTENT LEFT SUPERIOR CAVA VEIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYMPTOM;

ADULT; CARDIAC PACING, ARTIFICIAL; CARDIOMYOPATHY, DILATED; ELECTRODES, IMPLANTED; FEMALE; HEART VENTRICLES; HUMANS; MAGNETICS; PROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION; TURNER SYNDROME; VENA CAVA, SUPERIOR;

EID: 33846860020     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2006.08.048     Document Type: Article

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