Clinical and procedural outcome of patients implanted with a quadripolar left ventricular lead: Early results of a prospective multicenter study

Heart Rhythm

Volumn 9, Issue 11, 2012, Pages

  Forleo, Giovanni B ^a   Mantica, Massimo ^b   Di Biase, Luigi ^c,d,e   Panattoni, Germana ^a   Della Rocca, Domenico G ^a,f   Papavasileiou, Lida P ^a   Santamaria, Matteo ^g   Santangeli, Pasquale ^c   Avella, Andrea ^h   Sergi, Domenico ^a   Santini, Luca ^a   Tondo, Claudio ⁱ   Natale, Andrea ^c,d   Romeo, Francesco ^a  

^a TOR VERGATA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b ISTITUTO CLINICO SANT'AMBROGIO   (Italy)

^c TEXAS CARDIAC ARRHYTHMIA INSTITUTE   (United States)

^d The University of Texas at Austin   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF FOGGIA   (Italy)

^f UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^g CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^h SAN CAMILLO FORLANINI HOSPITAL   (Italy)

ⁱ CENTRO CARDIOLOGICO MONZINO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cardiac resynchronization therapy; Multiple pacing configurations; Phrenic nerve stimulation; Quadripolar left ventricular lead; Survey

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; CANNULATION; CARDIAC PATIENT; CARDIAC RESYNCHRONIZATION THERAPY; CARDIAC RESYNCHRONIZATION THERAPY DEVICE; CARDIOVASCULAR EQUIPMENT; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY SINUS; DEMOGRAPHY; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FLUOROSCOPY; FOLLOW UP; HEART FAILURE; HEART VENTRICLE PACING; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL SOCIETY; MULTICENTER STUDY; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PROSTHESIS FAILURE; QUADRIPOLAR LEFT VENTRICULAR LEAD; REGISTER; REOPERATION; REVIEW;

EID: 84867883078     PISSN: 15475271     EISSN: 15563871     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.hrthm.2012.07.021     Document Type: Article

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