Surgical Approaches to Epicardial Left Ventricular Lead Implantation for Biventricular Pacing

Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy: Second Edition

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 239-249

  Balaram, Sandhya K ^a   DeRose, Joseph J ^b   Steinberg, Jonathan S ^b  

^a ST LUKE S ROOSEVELT HOSPITAL CENTER   (United States)

^b New York Presbyterian Columbia University Medical Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Endoscopic approaches to LV lead placement; Epicardial leads; Left ventricular mapping; Open surgical approaches to epicardial lead placement; Robotics; Thoracoscopy

Indexed keywords

EID: 84889270178     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9781444300246.ch12     Document Type: Chapter

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