Resynchronization: What if the left ventricular lead cannot reach the lateral or posterolateral wall?

PACE - Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology

Volumn 31, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 1041-1045

  D'Ivernois, Christophe ^a   Lesage, Jérôme ^a   Blanc, Patrick ^a  

^a DUPUYTREN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

Functional outcome; Heart failure; Lead position; Pacing; Responder; Resynchronization

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CARDIAC RESYNCHRONIZATION THERAPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; FEMALE; HEART FAILURE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE; HEART PACING; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; IMPLANTATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; RATING SCALE; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

AGED; CARDIAC PACING, ARTIFICIAL; ELECTRODES, IMPLANTED; FEMALE; HEART FAILURE; HEART VENTRICLES; HUMANS; MALE; PACEMAKER, ARTIFICIAL; PROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 48249145400     PISSN: 01478389     EISSN: 15408159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8159.2008.01132.x     Document Type: Article

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