Anatomy of the coronary sinus and epicardial coronary venous system in 620 hearts: An electrophysiology perspective

Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 1-6

  Noheria, Amit ^a   Desimone, Christopher V ^b   Lachman, Nirusha ^b   Edwards, William D ^b   Gami, Apoor S ^c   Maleszewski, Joseph J ^b   Friedman, Paul A ^b   Munger, Thomas M ^b   Hammill, Stephen C ^b   Hayes, David L ^b   Packer, Douglas L ^b   Asirvatham, Samuel J ^b  

^a CEDARS SINAI MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

^c Midwest Heart Specialists   (United States)

Author keywords

cardiac anatomy; catheter ablation; coronary sinus; left ventricular pacing; phrenic nerve; ventricular veins

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTERIOR INTERVENTRICULAR VEIN; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; CHILD; CORONARY SINUS; CORONARY VEIN; FEMALE; HEART; HEART ATRIUM; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE VEIN; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INFANT; LEFT POSTEROLATERAL VEIN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PHRENIC NERVE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CORONARY SINUS; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, ANATOMIC; MODELS, CARDIOVASCULAR; PERICARDIUM; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84871970472     PISSN: 10453873     EISSN: 15408167     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8167.2012.02443.x     Document Type: Article

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