Comparison of tools and techniques for implanting pacemaker leads on the ventricular mid-septum

Europace

Volumn 14, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 847-852

  Burri, Haran ^a   Domenichini, Giulia ^a   Sunthorn, Henri ^a   Ganire, Vincent ^a   Stettler, Carine ^a  

^a GENEVA UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Fluoroscopy; Interventricular septum; Pacing; Right ventricle

Indexed keywords

2D STYLET; 3D STYLET; AGED; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR EQUIPMENT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FLUOROSCOPY; HEART VENTRICLE SEPTUM; HUMAN; IMPEDANCE; IMPLANTATION; LEAD DISLODGMENT; LEFT OBLIQUE ANTERIOR; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL PARAMETERS; PACEMAKER; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; R WAVE; RIGHT ANTERIOR OBLIQUE;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANATOMIC LANDMARKS; CARDIAC PACING, ARTIFICIAL; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTRODES, IMPLANTED; FEMALE; FLUOROSCOPY; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEART SEPTUM; HUMANS; MALE; PROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION;

EID: 84861595728     PISSN: 10995129     EISSN: 15322092     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/europace/eur404     Document Type: Article

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