How to use balloons as anchors to facilitate cannulation of the coronary sinus left ventricular lead placement and to regain lost coronary sinus or target vein access

Heart Rhythm

Volumn 6, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 1242-1246

  Worley, Seth Joseph ^a  

^a LANCASTER GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Anchoring technique; Cardiac resynchronization therapy; Coronary balloon; Coronary sinus cannulation; Implant ergonomics; Implant technique; Left ventricular lead implantation; Venogram balloon; Venoplasty

Indexed keywords

ARTERY CATHETERIZATION; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL HEART PACEMAKER; BALLOON; CARDIAC RESYNCHRONIZATION THERAPY; CORONARY BALLOON; CORONARY SINUS; CORONARY VEIN; DEVICE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE; HUMAN; PACEMAKER ELECTRODE; PHLEBOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VASCULAR ACCESS;

ANGIOPLASTY, BALLOON; CARDIAC PACING, ARTIFICIAL; CATHETERIZATION; CORONARY SINUS; CORONARY VESSEL ANOMALIES; CORONARY VESSELS; ELECTRODES, IMPLANTED; HEART VENTRICLES; HUMAN ENGINEERING; HUMANS; VENTRICULAR DYSFUNCTION, LEFT;

EID: 67650753421     PISSN: 15475271     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.hrthm.2009.04.025     Document Type: Article

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