The risks and benefits of transseptal endocardial pacing

Current Opinion in Cardiology

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 19-23

  Whinnett, Zachary ^a,b,c   Bordachar, Pierre ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE BORDEAUX   (France)

^b BORDEAUX UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

^c IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

cardiac resynchronization therapy; coronary sinus; endocardial pacing; heart failure

Indexed keywords

CARDIAC RESYNCHRONIZATION THERAPY; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CORONARY SINUS; FEASIBILITY STUDY; HEART STIMULATION; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; NERVE STIMULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTHETIC VALVE ENDOCARDITIS; REVIEW; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; THROMBOEMBOLISM; TRANSSEPTAL LEFT VENTRICULAR ENDOCARDIAL PACING;

CARDIAC PACING, ARTIFICIAL; HEART SEPTUM; HUMANS; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 83055165932     PISSN: 02684705     EISSN: 15317080     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/HCO.0b013e32834dc3d4     Document Type: Review

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