What can happen during coronary sinus lead implantation: Dislocation, perforation and other catastrophes

Herzschrittmachertherapie und Elektrophysiologie

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 243-249

  Nagele H ^a   Behrens, S ^a   Azizi, M ^b  

^a St Adolfstift Medical Clinic   (Germany)

^b ALBERTINEN KRANKENHAUS   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cardiac resynchronisation; Complications; Coronary veins

Indexed keywords

AMIODARONE; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ATROPINE; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; GLYCERYL TRINITRATE; HEPARIN; MIDAZOLAM; MORPHINE; PROPOFOL;

ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; ANTICOAGULANT THERAPY; ASYSTOLE; CARDIAC RESYNCHRONIZATION THERAPY; CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE; CORONARY SINUS; CORONARY VEIN; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HEART FAILURE; HEART TAMPONADE; HEART VENTRICLE FIBRILLATION; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HEMATOMA; HEPARINIZATION; HUMAN; HYPERTHYROIDISM; HYPOTENSION; IMPLANTATION; KIDNEY FAILURE; LOCAL ANESTHESIA; NERVE INJURY; PHRENIC NERVE; POSTOPERATIVE ANALGESIA; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; POSTOPERATIVE THROMBOSIS; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; REVIEW; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VASOSPASM; VEIN THROMBOSIS;

CORONARY SINUS; ELECTRIC COUNTERSHOCK; ELECTRODES, IMPLANTED; FOREIGN-BODY MIGRATION; HEART FAILURE; HUMANS; PACEMAKER, ARTIFICIAL; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PROSTHESIS FAILURE; VENTRICULAR DYSFUNCTION;

EID: 37349079522     PISSN: 09387412     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00399-007-0587-4     Document Type: Review

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