Cardiac resynchronization therapy for patients with congenital heart disease: Technical challenges

Journal of Interventional Cardiac Electrophysiology

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 71-79

  Manchanda, Meera ^a   McLeod, Christopher J ^a   Killu, Ammar ^a   Asirvatham, Samuel J ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

Biventricular pacing; Cardiac resynchronization; ccTGA; Heart failure; Pacemakers; Transposition of the great arteries

Indexed keywords

ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; CARDIAC RESYNCHRONIZATION THERAPY; CARDIAC RESYNCHRONIZATION THERAPY DEVICE; CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE; CORONARY SINUS; DEXTROCARDIA; ECG ABNORMALITY; FALLOT TETRALOGY; GREAT VESSELS TRANSPOSITION; HEART BUNDLE BRANCH BLOCK; HEART FAILURE; HEART LEFT BUNDLE BRANCH BLOCK; HEART RIGHT BUNDLE BRANCH BLOCK; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE FAILURE; HEART SURGERY; HEART VENTRICLE; HEART VENTRICLE CONDUCTION; HEART VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HUMAN; INTRACARDIAC ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; TREATMENT INDICATION;

CARDIAC RESYNCHRONIZATION THERAPY; HEART CONDUCTION SYSTEM; HEART DEFECTS, CONGENITAL; HUMANS; PROGNOSIS; QUALITY OF LIFE;

EID: 84873731340     PISSN: 1383875X     EISSN: 15728595     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10840-012-9726-x     Document Type: Review

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