Transseptal endocardial left ventricular pacing: An alternative technique for coronary sinus lead placement in cardiac resynchronization therapy

Heart Rhythm

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 454-460

  van Gelder, Berry M ^a   Scheffer, Mike G ^b   Meijer, Albert ^a   Bracke, Frank A ^a  

^a CATHARINA HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

^b Medisch Centrum Rijnmond Zuid   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Cardiac resynchronization therapy; Endocardial LV pacing; Failed coronary sinus lead implant; Transseptal LV pacing

Indexed keywords

DALTEPARIN; WARFARIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL HEART PACEMAKER; CARDIAC RESYNCHRONIZATION THERAPY; CARDIOMYOPATHY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONGESTIVE CARDIOMYOPATHY; CORONARY SINUS; DEFIBRILLATOR; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GUIDE WIRE; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HEART VENTRICLE PACING; HUMAN; MALE; PERCUTANEOUS TRANSLUMINAL ANGIOPLASTY; PHRENIC NERVE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTHESIS FAILURE; R WAVE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; THROMBOEMBOLISM;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BALLOON DILATATION; CARDIAC PACING, ARTIFICIAL; CARDIOMYOPATHY, DILATED; CORONARY VESSELS; DEFIBRILLATORS, IMPLANTABLE; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; ENDOCARDIUM; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEART SEPTUM; HEART VENTRICLES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL ISCHEMIA; PACEMAKER, ARTIFICIAL; PHRENIC NERVE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 34247263708     PISSN: 15475271     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.hrthm.2006.11.023     Document Type: Article

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