Goose neck snare for LV lead placement in difficult venous anatomy

PACE - Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology

Volumn 32, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 1577-1581

  Worley, Seth J ^a   Gohn, Douglas C ^a   Pulliam, Robert W ^a  

^a LANCASTER GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Biventricular pacing; Biventricular resynchronization; Congestive heart failure; Coronary venous lead; Devices for heart failure; Dilated cardiomyopathy; Heart failure; Snare; Vein stenosis; Venous collaterals; Venous occlusion

Indexed keywords

LEAD;

AGED; ANGIOPLASTY; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE; CORONARY SINUS; DEFIBRILLATOR; FEMALE; GUIDE WIRE; HEART ATRIUM PACING; HEART EJECTION FRACTION; HEART LEFT BUNDLE BRANCH BLOCK; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE; HEART VENTRICLE PACING; HUMAN; QRS COMPLEX; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; VASCULAR ACCESS; VEIN OCCLUSION; VEIN RECONSTRUCTION;

AGED; BUNDLE-BRANCH BLOCK; CORONARY VESSELS; DEFIBRILLATORS, IMPLANTABLE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART VENTRICLES; HUMANS; VEINS;

EID: 70449704129     PISSN: 01478389     EISSN: 15408159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8159.2009.02573.x     Document Type: Article

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