The use of telescoping guide catheters for coronary sinus cannulation and sub-selecting tributaries in left ventricular lead placement

Journal of Interventional Cardiac Electrophysiology

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 61-68

  Vogt, Jürgen ^a   Schwarz, Torsten ^b   Gras, Daniel ^c   Sperzel, Johannes ^b   Ritter, Philippe ^d   De Voogt, Willem ^e   Cebron, Jean Pierre ^c   Seifert, Martin ^h   Tockman, Bruce ^f   Schubert, Bernd ^g   Johnson, Eric ^f   Doelger, Annette ^g   Pochet, Thierry ^g   Mouton, Elisabeth ^g   Butter, Christian ^h  

^a RUHR UNIVERSITY BOCHUM   (Germany)

^b KERCKHOFF HEART CENTER   (Germany)

^c Department of Cardiology   (France)

^d Clinique Bizet   (France)

^e ONZE LIEVE VROUWE GASTHUIS   (Netherlands)

^f Boston Scientific CRM   (United States)

^g Boston Scientific International CRM Clinical Research Department   (Belgium)

^h Heart Centre Brandenburg   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cardiac resynchronization therapy; Coronary sinus anatomy; Coronary sinus cannulation; Heart failure; Telescoping guide catheters

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANNULATION; CARDIAC RESYNCHRONIZATION THERAPY; CATHETER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY SINUS; FEMALE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE; HEART PACING; HUMAN; IMPLANT; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TELESCOPING GUIDE CATHETER;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CARDIAC PACING, ARTIFICIAL; ELECTRODES, IMPLANTED; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HEART VENTRICLES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PACEMAKER, ARTIFICIAL; PROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 34547233548     PISSN: 1383875X     EISSN: 15728595     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10840-007-9137-6     Document Type: Article

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