Left ventricular pacing with a new quadripolar transvenous lead for CRT: Early results of a prospective comparison with conventional implant outcomes

Heart Rhythm

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 31-37

  Forleo, Giovanni B ^a   Della Rocca, Domenico G ^a   Papavasileiou, Lida P ^a   Molfetta, Arianna Di ^a,b   Santini, Luca ^a   Romeo, Francesco ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

^b CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cardiac resynchronization therapy; Lead performance; Left ventricular lead; Left ventricular pacing configurations; Phrenic nerve stimulation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CARDIAC RESYNCHRONIZATION THERAPY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVICE; DEVICE DISLODGEMENT; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EVENT FREE SURVIVAL; FEMALE; FLUOROSCOPY; FOLLOW UP; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE LEAD; HEART VENTRICLE PACING; HUMAN; IMPLANTATION; MALE; NERVE STIMULATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PHRENIC NERVE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; TIME;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CARDIAC RESYNCHRONIZATION THERAPY; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; ELECTRODES, IMPLANTED; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHRENIC NERVE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VENTRICULAR REMODELING;

EID: 78650677978     PISSN: 15475271     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.hrthm.2010.09.076     Document Type: Article

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