LV lead fixation in a coronary vein may be the cause and result of thrombosis

PACE - Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology

Volumn 31, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 1506-1507

  Breuls, Nico ^a   Res, Jan C J ^b  

^a ALBERT SCHWEITZER HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

^b ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Coronary venous thrombosis; Lead fixation

Indexed keywords

AGED; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; CARDIAC RESYNCHRONIZATION THERAPY; CASE REPORT; CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; FEMALE; HUMAN; MITRAL VALVE REGURGITATION; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; SINUS NODE; THROMBOSIS;

AGED; CORONARY VESSELS; ELECTRODES, IMPLANTED; FEMALE; HEART VENTRICLES; HUMANS; PACEMAKER, ARTIFICIAL; VEINS; VENOUS THROMBOSIS;

EID: 53749103591     PISSN: 01478389     EISSN: 15408159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8159.2008.01215.x     Document Type: Article

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