Feasibility of percutaneous implantation of transapical endocardial left ventricular pacing electrode for cardiac resynchronization therapy

Europace

Volumn 13, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 1653-1657

  Kassai, Imre ^a   Friedrich, Orsolya ^b   Ratnatunga, Chandi ^b   Betts, Timothy R ^b   Mihálcz, Attila ^a   Szili Török, Tams ^c  

^a Hungarian Institute of Cardiology   (Hungary)

^b JOHN RADCLIFFE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Biventricular pacing; Heart failure; Percutaneous; Trans apical

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; CARDIAC RESYNCHRONIZATION THERAPY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ELECTRODE; ENDOCARDITIS; ENDOCARDIUM; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HUMAN; LUNG INJURY; MALE; MINITHORACOTOMY; PERCUTANEOUS APICAL PUNCTURE; PLEURA CAVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUNCTURE; THORACOTOMY; TRANSTHORACIC ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

AGED; CARDIAC RESYNCHRONIZATION THERAPY; CARDIAC RESYNCHRONIZATION THERAPY DEVICES; ELECTRODES, IMPLANTED; ENDOCARDITIS; ENDOCARDIUM; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HEART FAILURE; HEART VENTRICLES; HUMANS; HUNGARY; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, MINIMALLY INVASIVE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VENTRICULAR DYSFUNCTION, LEFT;

EID: 80054909489     PISSN: 10995129     EISSN: 15322092     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/europace/eur190     Document Type: Article

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