Video-assisted thoracoscopic implantation of the left ventricular pacing lead for cardiac resynchronization therapy

PACE - Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology

Volumn 31, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 812-818

  Jutley, Rajwinder S ^a   Waller, David A ^a   Loke, Ian ^a   Skehan, Douglas ^a   Ng, Andre ^a   Stafford, Peter ^a   Chin, Derek ^a   Spyt, T J ^a  

^a GLENFIELD HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Biventricular pacing; Cardiac resynchronization therapy; Heart failure; VATS; Video assisted thoracoscopy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CARDIAC RESYNCHRONIZATION THERAPY; CARDIOMYOPATHY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE; HEART PACING; HUMAN; MALE; THORACOSCOPY; VIDEORECORDING; ARTIFICIAL HEART PACEMAKER; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPUTER ASSISTED SURGERY; ELECTRODE; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FUNCTION; IMPLANTATION; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGY; THORAX SURGERY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ARRHYTHMIAS, CARDIAC; CARDIAC PACING, ARTIFICIAL; ELECTRODES, IMPLANTED; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PACEMAKER, ARTIFICIAL; PROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION; SURGERY, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; THORACIC SURGERY, VIDEO-ASSISTED; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VENTRICULAR DYSFUNCTION, LEFT;

EID: 55249098937     PISSN: 01478389     EISSN: 15408159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8159.2008.01095.x     Document Type: Article

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