Optimal site for atrial lead implantation in myotonic dystrophy patients: The role of Bachmann's bundle stimulation

PACE - Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology

Volumn 31, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 1463-1466

  Nigro, Gerardo ^a   Russo, Vincenzo ^a,b   Vergara, Pasquale ^a   D'Andrea, Antonello ^a   Gregorio, Grazia Di ^a   Politano, Luisa ^a   Nigro, Giovanni ^a   Calabrò, Raffaele ^a  

^a SECOND UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES   (Italy)

^b Second University of Naples ^*  (Italy)

Author keywords

Arrhythmias; Fibrosis; Heart block; Myotonic dystrophy; Optimal site; Pacemaker; Pacing; Sensing

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL HEART PACEMAKER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FIBROSING ALVEOLITIS; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART ATRIUM PACING; HEART ATRIUM SEPTUM; HEART BLOCK; HUMAN; MALE; MYOTONIC DYSTROPHY; SINUS NODE;

ADULT; ELECTRODES, IMPLANTED; FEMALE; HEART ATRIA; HEART FAILURE; HUMANS; MALE; MYOTONIC DYSTROPHY; PACEMAKER, ARTIFICIAL; PROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 53749095202     PISSN: 01478389     EISSN: 15408159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8159.2008.01210.x     Document Type: Article

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