Advanced left-ventricular lead placement techniques for cardiac resynchronization therapy

Current Opinion in Cardiology

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 53-58

  Manlucu, Jaimie ^a   Yee, Raymond ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

lead technology; left ventricular lead implant techniques; snare; transseptal; venoplasty

Indexed keywords

LEAD;

ANGIOPLASTY; CARDIAC RESYNCHRONIZATION THERAPY; CORONARY ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; CORONARY SINUS; CORONARY VEIN; DEVICE SAFETY; HEART FAILURE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE PERFORMANCE; IMPLANT DELIVERY DEVICE; INTERVENTIONAL CARDIOVASCULAR PROCEDURE; LEFT VENTRICULAR LEAD IMPLANTATION; NERVE STIMULATION; PHRENIC NERVE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL SNARE;

CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION; CARDIAC RESYNCHRONIZATION THERAPY; CARDIAC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; ELECTRODES, IMPLANTED; EQUIPMENT FAILURE; HEART FAILURE; HEART VENTRICLES; HUMANS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84890434606     PISSN: 02684705     EISSN: 15317080     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/HCO.0000000000000028     Document Type: Review

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