Left ventricular pacing lead positioning in the target vein of the coronary sinus: Description of a challenging case

PACE - Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 503-505

  Frattini, Folco ^a   Rordorf, Roberto ^a   Angoli, Luigi ^a   Pentimalli, Francesco ^a   Vicentini, Alessandro ^a   Petracci, Barbara ^a   Magrini, Giulia ^a   Landolina, Maurizio ^a  

^a FONDAZIONE IRCCS POLICLINICO SAN MATTEO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Balloon vein angioplasty; Cardiac resynchronization therapy; Pacing lead

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL HEART PACEMAKER; CASE REPORT; CONGESTIVE CARDIOMYOPATHY; CORONARY SINUS; DEVICE THERAPY; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HEART PACING; HUMAN; IMPLANTATION; QRS COMPLEX;

ATRIOVENTRICULAR BLOCK; CORONARY SINUS; ELECTRODES, IMPLANTED; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PACEMAKER, ARTIFICIAL; PROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION;

EID: 41549139630     PISSN: 01478389     EISSN: 15408159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8159.2008.01022.x     Document Type: Article

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