Snare coupling of the pre-pectoral pacing lead delivery catheter to the femoral transseptal apparatus for endocardial cardiac resynchronization therapy: Mid-term results

Journal of Interventional Cardiac Electrophysiology

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 209-216

  Patel, Mehul B ^a   Worley, Seth J ^a  

^a LANCASTER GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Cardiac resynchronization therapy; Deflectable lead delivery catheter; Endocardial pacing; Loop snare; SelectSite catheter; Snare catheter; Transseptal lead placement

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CARDIAC RESYNCHRONIZATION THERAPY; CARDIOVASCULAR EQUIPMENT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE; CORONARY SINUS; ENDOCARDIAL CARDIAC RESYNCHRONIZATION THERAPY; FEMALE; FEMORAL TRANSSEPTAL APPARATUS; FOLLOW UP; HEART ATRIUM SEPTUM; HEART CATHETER; HEART LEFT ATRIUM; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE; HEART RIGHT ATRIUM; HUMAN; ILIAC VEIN; MALE; PRE PECTORAL PACING LEAD DELIVERY CATHETER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VERY ELDERLY; CARDIAC RESYNCHRONIZATION THERAPY DEVICE; CASE REPORT; ELECTRODE IMPLANT; EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EQUIPMENT FAILURE; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HEART FAILURE; IMPLANTATION; METHODOLOGY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION; CARDIAC RESYNCHRONIZATION THERAPY; CARDIAC RESYNCHRONIZATION THERAPY DEVICES; ELECTRODES, IMPLANTED; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HEART FAILURE; HUMANS; MALE; PROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84886790961     PISSN: 1383875X     EISSN: 15728595     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10840-012-9734-x     Document Type: Article

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