Phrenic nerve stimulation in CRT patients and benefits of electronic lead repositioning: The ERACE trial

Journal of Interventional Cardiac Electrophysiology

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 1-9

  Goetze, Stephan ^a   Defaye, Pascal ^b   Bauer, Alexander ^c   Merkel, Matthias ^d   Bizeau, Olivier ^e   Treusch, Sven ^f   Contzen, Klaus ^f   Juenger, Claus ^g   Winter, Joachim ^h  

^a DEUTSCHES HERZZENTRUM BERLIN   (Germany)

^b UNIV GRENOBLE ALPES   (France)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

^d Municipal Hospital   (Germany)

^e CENTRE HOSPITALIER RÉGIONAL D ORLÉANS   (France)

^f Boston Scientific ^*  (Belgium)

^g Institute for Research in Myocardial Infarction   (Germany)

^h HEINRICH HEINE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cardiac resynchronization; Electronic repositioning; Heart failure; Phrenic nerve stimulation

Indexed keywords

AMIODARONE; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; DIGITALIS; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; DIURETIC AGENT; SOTALOL;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CARDIAC RESYNCHRONIZATION THERAPY; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEFIBRILLATOR; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART EJECTION FRACTION; HEART LEFT BUNDLE BRANCH BLOCK; HEART RIGHT BUNDLE BRANCH BLOCK; HUMAN; IMPLANT; IMPLANTATION; ISCHEMIC CARDIOMYOPATHY; LEFT VENTRICULAR ASSIST DEVICE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; NERVE STIMULATION; PATIENT SAFETY; PHRENIC NERVE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REOPERATION; SINUS RHYTHM; TREATMENT INDICATION;

AGED; CARDIAC RESYNCHRONIZATION THERAPY; CHEST PAIN; COMORBIDITY; ELECTRODES, IMPLANTED; FEMALE; FRANCE; GERMANY; HEART FAILURE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; PHRENIC NERVE; PROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION; RESPIRATION DISORDERS; RISK ASSESSMENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84880138274     PISSN: 1383875X     EISSN: 15728595     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10840-013-9811-9     Document Type: Article

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