Alternative techniques for left ventricular pacing in cardiac resynchronization therapy

PACE - Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 255-261

  Mihalcz, Attila ^a   Kassai, Imre ^b   Geller, Laszlo ^c   Szili Török, Tamas ^d  

^a Landesklinikum Krems   (Austria)

^b National Institute of Cardiology Budapest   (Hungary)

^c SEMMELWEIS UNIVERSITY   (Hungary)

^d ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

cardiac resynchronization; endocardial; epicardial; pacing

Indexed keywords

CARDIAC RESYNCHRONIZATION THERAPY; CORONARY SINUS; ENDOCARDIUM; FOLLOW UP; HEART PACING; HUMAN; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; REVIEW; THORACOTOMY; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY;

CARDIAC RESYNCHRONIZATION; ENDOCARDIAL; EPICARDIAL; PACING;

CARDIAC PACING, ARTIFICIAL; CARDIAC RESYNCHRONIZATION THERAPY; ELECTRODES, IMPLANTED; HEART FAILURE; HEART VENTRICLES; HUMANS; PATIENT SELECTION; PROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION;

EID: 84893717596     PISSN: 01478389     EISSN: 15408159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/pace.12320     Document Type: Review

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