First-in-man implantation of leadless ultrasound-based cardiac stimulation pacing system: Novel endocardial left ventricular resynchronization therapy in heart failure patients

Europace

Volumn 15, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 1191-1197

  Auricchio, Angelo ^a   Delnoy, Peter Paul ^b   Regoli, François ^a   Seifert, Martin ^c   Markou, Thanasie ^b   Butter, Christian ^c  

^a DIVISION OF CARDIOLOGY   (Switzerland)

^b Departments of Cardiology   (Netherlands)

^c Division of Cardiology   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cardiac pacing; Cardiac resynchronization therapy; Heart failure; Left ventricle; Outcome

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CARDIAC RESYNCHRONIZATION THERAPY; CARDIAC RESYNCHRONIZATION THERAPY DEVICE; CASE REPORT; COMPLETE HEART BLOCK; FOLLOW UP; HEART FAILURE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HEART STIMULATION; HOLTER MONITORING; HUMAN; IMPLANTABLE CARDIOVERTER DEFIBRILLATOR; IMPLANTABLE CLIP; MALE; MITRAL VALVE REGURGITATION; NEW YORK HEART ASSOCIATION CLASS; PRIMARY PREVENTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUDDEN CARDIAC DEATH; TRANSLUMINAL CORONARY ANGIOPLASTY; ULTRASOUND THERAPY;

EID: 84880943229     PISSN: 10995129     EISSN: 15322092     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/europace/eut124     Document Type: Article

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