Single-center experience of a quadripolar pacing lead for cardiac resynchronization therapy

Journal of Interventional Cardiac Electrophysiology

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 161-165

  Vado, Antonello ^a   Menardi, Endrj ^a   Rossetti, Guido ^a   Ballari, Gianpaolo ^a   Feola, Mauro ^b   Bobbio, Marco ^a  

^a S CROCE E CARLE HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b Specialista in Medicina del Lavoro   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cardiac resynchronization therapy; Phrenic nerve stimulation; Quadripolar left ventricular lead

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CARDIAC RESYNCHRONIZATION THERAPY; CARDIAC RESYNCHRONIZATION THERAPY DEVICE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART EJECTION FRACTION; HEART FAILURE; HEART LEFT BUNDLE BRANCH BLOCK; HEART VENTRICLE CONDUCTION; HUMAN; IMPLANTABLE CARDIOVERTER DEFIBRILLATOR; MALE; NERVE STIMULATION; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PHRENIC NERVE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUADRIPOLAR LEFT VENTRICULAR PACING LEAD; REOPERATION; SINUS RHYTHM; X RAY;

AGED; CARDIAC RESYNCHRONIZATION THERAPY; CARDIAC RESYNCHRONIZATION THERAPY DEVICES; ELECTRODES, IMPLANTED; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FOREIGN-BODY MIGRATION; HEART FAILURE; HUMANS; MALE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84899060744     PISSN: 1383875X     EISSN: 15728595     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10840-013-9849-8     Document Type: Article

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