Implantation of SelectSecure™ leads in children

PACE - Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology

Volumn 30, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 831-833

  Tuzcu, Volkan ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS FOR MEDICAL SCIENCES   (United States)

^b ARKANSAS CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Children; Lead implantation; Pacing

Indexed keywords

AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTIFICIAL HEART PACEMAKER; CHILD; CONGESTIVE CARDIOMYOPATHY; EDITORIAL; FOLLOW UP; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART CATHETER; HEART PACING; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VEIN OCCLUSION; ELECTRODE; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HIS BUNDLE; METHODOLOGY; NOTE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY;

BUNDLE OF HIS; CARDIAC PACING, ARTIFICIAL; CHILD; ELECTRODES, IMPLANTED; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HUMANS; PACEMAKER, ARTIFICIAL;

EID: 34250726688     PISSN: 01478389     EISSN: 15408159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8159.2007.00768.x     Document Type: Editorial

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