Discovery of a persistent left superior vena cava during pacemaker implantation

Netherlands Heart Journal

Volumn 16, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 272-274

  Schreve Steensma, A M ^a   Van Der Valk, P H M ^a   Ten Kate, J B L ^a   Kofflard, M J M ^a  

^a ALBERT SCHWEITZER HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FINASTERIDE;

AGED; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL HEART PACEMAKER; ATRIOVENTRICULAR BLOCK; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; FLUOROSCOPY; GUIDE WIRE; HUMAN; MALE; PERSISTENT LEFT SUPERIOR CAVA VEIN; SUPERIOR CAVA VEIN; TECHNIQUE; TRANSTHORACIC ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; VEIN MALFORMATION;

EID: 48849104261     PISSN: 15685888     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/bf03086162     Document Type: Article

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