Characterization of the suitability of coronary venous anatomy for targeting left ventricular lead placement in patients undergoing cardiac resynchronization therapy

Europace

Volumn 11, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 1491-1495

  Khan, Fakhar Zaman ^a   Virdee, Munmohan Singh ^b   Gopalan, Deepa ^a   Rudd, James ^a   Watson, Timothy ^a   Fynn, Simon Patrick ^b   Dutka, David Paul ^a  

^a ADDENBROOKE S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b PAPWORTH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cardiac resynchronization therapy; Coronary veins; Left ventricular lead placement

Indexed keywords

ANGIOTENSIN RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; LOOP DIURETIC AGENT; SPIRONOLACTONE;

ADULT; AGED; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; BALLOON CATHETER; CARDIAC RESYNCHRONIZATION THERAPY; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; CORONARY SINUS; CORONARY VEIN; FEMALE; HEART FAILURE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE; HEART VENTRICLE PACING; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PHLEBOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

AGED; CARDIAC PACING, ARTIFICIAL; CORONARY ANGIOGRAPHY; ELECTRODES, IMPLANTED; FEMALE; HEART VENTRICLES; HUMANS; MALE; PHLEBOGRAPHY; PROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION;

EID: 71049170008     PISSN: 10995129     EISSN: 15322092     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/europace/eup292     Document Type: Article

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