Synchronous ventricular pacing without crossing the tricuspid valve or entering the coronary sinus - Preliminary results: Experimental

Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology

Volumn 20, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 1391-1397

  Henz, Benhur D ^b   Friedman, Paul A ^a   Bruce, Charles J ^a   Okumura, Yasuo ^c   Johnson, Susan B ^a   Danielsen, Andrew ^a   Packer, Douglas L ^a   Asirvatham, Samuel J ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^c NIHON UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Atrioventricular septum; Cardiomyopathy; Dyssynchrony; Pacemaker lead; Tricuspid regurgitation

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL HEART PACEMAKER; COLOR ULTRASOUND FLOWMETRY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY SINUS; DOG; DOPPLER ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ENDOCARDIUM; EXCITATION CONTRACTION COUPLING; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE; HEART VENTRICLE FUNCTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QRS COMPLEX; SEMICONDUCTOR; TRICUSPID VALVE; TRICUSPID VALVE REGURGITATION;

ANIMALS; CARDIAC PACING, ARTIFICIAL; CORONARY SINUS; DOGS; HEART CONDUCTION SYSTEM; HEART VENTRICLES; PILOT PROJECTS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TRICUSPID VALVE;

EID: 70450211336     PISSN: 10453873     EISSN: 15408167     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8167.2009.01556.x     Document Type: Article

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