An epicardial pacing safety net: An alternative technique for pacing in the young

Cardiology in the Young

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 228-232

  Ceresnak, Scott R ^a,e   Liberman, Leonardo ^a   Chen, Jonathan M ^b   Hordof, Allan J ^a   Lamberti, John J ^c   Bonney, William J ^a   Pass, Robert H ^d  

^a Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

^b WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c RADY CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^d ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^e STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Arrhythmia; Pacemaker; Paediatrics

Indexed keywords

LEAD;

ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL HEART PACEMAKER; ATRIOVENTRICULAR BLOCK; CHILD; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HEART ATRIUM; HEART PACING; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PATIENT SAFETY; REOPERATION; RETREATMENT; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

ARRHYTHMIAS, CARDIAC; ATRIOVENTRICULAR BLOCK; CARDIAC PACING, ARTIFICIAL; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DATABASES, FACTUAL; ELECTRODES, IMPLANTED; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INFANT; NEW YORK CITY; PACEMAKER, ARTIFICIAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TETRALOGY OF FALLOT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 70349176369     PISSN: 10479511     EISSN: 14671107     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1047951109003710     Document Type: Article

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