Role of Multislice Computed Tomography for Preprocedural Evaluation Before Revision of a Chronically Implanted Transvenous Left Ventricular Lead

American Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 100, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 1566-1570

  Auricchio, Angelo ^a   Sorgente, Antonio ^a   Singh, Jagmeet P ^b   Faletra, Francesco ^a   Conca, Cristina ^a   Pedrazzini, Giovanni B ^a   Pasotti, Elena ^a   Siclari, Francesco ^a   Moccetti, Tiziano ^a  

^a DIVISION OF CARDIOLOGY   (Switzerland)

^b MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CARDIAC RESYNCHRONIZATION THERAPY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CORONARY SINUS; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DOPPLER ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART FAILURE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE; HUMAN; MALE; MULTISLICE COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; PHRENIC NERVE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL APPROACH; VASCULAR PATENCY; VEIN DIAMETER; VEIN OCCLUSION;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CARDIAC PACING, ARTIFICIAL; CORONARY ANGIOGRAPHY; CORONARY OCCLUSION; CORONARY SINUS; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; HEART FAILURE; HEART VENTRICLES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RADIOGRAPHY, INTERVENTIONAL; RETREATMENT; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; VASCULAR PATENCY;

EID: 35948961961     PISSN: 00029149     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2007.06.065     Document Type: Article

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