Impact of PercuSurge GuardWire device on prevention and reduction of recovery time from complete heart block in patients with acute inferior myocardial infarction undergoing primary percutaneous coronary intervention

International Heart Journal

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 35-44

  Chiu, Cheng An ^a   Youssef, Ali A ^b   Wu, Chiung Jen ^c   Hsieh, Yuan Kai ^c   Yang, Cheng Hsu ^c   Chen, Shyh Ming ^c   Chen, Chien Jen ^c   Cheng, Cheng I ^c   Chen, Yen Hsun ^c   Yip, Hon Kan ^c  

^a TIAN SHENG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b Suez Canal University Hospital   (Egypt)

^c CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Complete heart block; PercuSurge device; Primary coronary angioplasty

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTERY DIAMETER; ARTICLE; COMPLETE HEART BLOCK; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY BLOOD FLOW; CORONARY ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; FEMALE; HEART INFARCTION; HEART MUSCLE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL INSTRUMENTATION; PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY INTERVENTION; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SINUS RHYTHM;

ANGIOPLASTY, TRANSLUMINAL, PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY; CORONARY ANGIOGRAPHY; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEART BLOCK; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; PROGNOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TAIWAN;

EID: 34047184882     PISSN: 13492365     EISSN: 13493299     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1536/ihj.48.35     Document Type: Article

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