Elimination of phrenic nerve stimulation occurring during CRT: Follow-up in patients implanted with a novel quadripolar pacing lead

Journal of Interventional Cardiac Electrophysiology

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 43-49

  Mehta, Paresh A ^a,c   Shetty, Anoop K ^b   Squirrel, Mark ^a   Bostock, Julian ^a   Rinaldi, C Aldo ^a,b  

^a GUY'S AND ST THOMAS' NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c ST THOMAS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

CRT; Phrenic nerve stimulation; Quadripolar lead

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CARDIAC RESYNCHRONIZATION THERAPY; CARDIAC RESYNCHRONIZATION THERAPY DEVICE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MALE; NERVE STIMULATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PHRENIC NERVE; PHRENIC NERVE PACING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ARTIFICIAL HEART PACEMAKER; ELECTRODE; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CARDIAC RESYNCHRONIZATION THERAPY; ELECTRODES, IMPLANTED; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PACEMAKER, ARTIFICIAL; PHRENIC NERVE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84861723116     PISSN: 1383875X     EISSN: 15728595     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10840-011-9598-5     Document Type: Article

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