Transvenous implantation of a coronary sinus lead for left ventricular pacing after cutting balloon angioplasty

PACE - Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 568-570

  Lopez, J Alberto ^a,b   Hernandez, Eduardo ^a  

^a BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Coronary sinus; Coronary vein stenosis; Cutting balloon angioplasty

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; ATRIOVENTRICULAR BLOCK; CARDIAC RESYNCHRONIZATION THERAPY; CARDIOMYOPATHY; CASE REPORT; CORONARY VEIN; CORONARY VEIN STENOSIS; DEFIBRILLATION; FEMALE; HEART VENTRICLE PACING; HUMAN; PERCUTANEOUS TRANSLUMINAL ANGIOPLASTY; SICK SINUS SYNDROME; STENOSIS;

ANGIOPLASTY, BALLOON; CARDIAC PACING, ARTIFICIAL; CORONARY ANGIOGRAPHY; CORONARY STENOSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PACEMAKER, ARTIFICIAL;

EID: 34247151619     PISSN: 01478389     EISSN: 15408159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8159.2007.00710.x     Document Type: Article

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