Variance in coronary venous anatomy: A critical determinant in optimal candidate selection for cardiac resynchronization therapy

PACE - Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 94-102

  Randhawa, Arpandeep ^a   Saini, Abhimanyu ^b   Aggarwal, Anjali ^a   Rohit, Manoj K ^a   Sahni, Daisy ^a  

^a POSTGRADUATE INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL EDUCATION AND RESEARCH   (India)

^b Jr Hospital of Cook County   (United States)

Author keywords

cardiac resynchronization therapy; coronary sinus; left ventricle

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANASTOMOSIS; ANATOMY; ANTERIOR INTERVENTRICULAR VEIN; ANTEROLATERAL VEIN; ARTICLE; CARDIAC RESYNCHRONIZATION THERAPY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CORONARY ARTERY; CORONARY SINUS; CORONARY VEIN; FEMALE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE; HEART MUSCLE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE HEART VEIN; MIDLATERAL VEIN; POSTEROLATERAL VEIN; THEBESIAN VALVE; VEIN DIAMETER; VIEUSSENS VALVE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CARDIAC RESYNCHRONIZATION THERAPY; CARDIAC RESYNCHRONIZATION THERAPY DEVICES; CORONARY VESSEL ANOMALIES; CORONARY VESSELS; ELECTRODES, IMPLANTED; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SELECTION; PROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84872195932     PISSN: 01478389     EISSN: 15408159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/pace.12026     Document Type: Article

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