A transatrial pericardial access: Lead placement as proof of concept

American Journal of Physiology - Heart and Circulatory Physiology

Volumn 298, Issue 1, 2010, Pages

  Kassab, G S ^a,b   Svendsen, M ^c   Combs, W ^d   Choy, J S ^a   Berbari, E J ^a   Navia, J A ^e  

^a Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis   (United States)

^b INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d MEDTRONIC   (United States)

^e UNIVERSIDAD AUSTRAL   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Effusion; Epicardial surface; Lead placement; Pericardial pressure

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CATHETER; DEVICE; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; EFFUSION; FLUOROSCOPY; GUIDE WIRE; HEART ATRIUM APPENDAGE; HEART FAILURE; IMPEDANCE; IMPLANTATION; NONHUMAN; PACING LEAD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUCTION; SWINE; TRANSATRIAL PERICARDIAL ACCESS;

ANIMALS; CARDIAC PACING, ARTIFICIAL; CATHETERIZATION; ELECTRIC IMPEDANCE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTRODES, IMPLANTED; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; FLUOROSCOPY; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HEART VENTRICLES; MALE; PERICARDIUM; SWINE;

EID: 73549121899     PISSN: 03636135     EISSN: 15221539     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpheart.00575.2009     Document Type: Article

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