Thoracic spinal cord stimulation for post-ablation cardiac pain in a patient with permanent pacemaker

Pain Practice

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 110-113

  Hoelzer, Bryan C ^a,b   Burgher, Abram H ^a   Huntoon, Marc A ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF UROLOGY   (United States)

^b Mayo Clinic   (United States)

Author keywords

AICD; Angina; Cardiac pacemaker; Chest pain; Spinal cord stimulation

Indexed keywords

DILTIAZEM; GLYCERYL TRINITRATE; ISOSORBIDE MONONITRATE; METOPROLOL SUCCINATE;

ADULT; ANALGESIA; ANGINA PECTORIS; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL HEART PACEMAKER; CASE REPORT; CATHETER ABLATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART ATRIOVENTRICULAR NODE; HEART BLOCK; HEART RATE; HUMAN; IMPLANTATION; RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION; SPINAL CORD STIMULATION; SUPRAVENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA; THORACIC SPINE; THORAX PAIN;

CHEST PAIN; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PACEMAKER, ARTIFICIAL; SPINAL CORD;

EID: 41249085490     PISSN: 15307085     EISSN: 15332500     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1533-2500.2008.00178.x     Document Type: Article

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