High-density epicardial activation mapping to optimize the site for video-thoracoscopic left ventricular lead implant

Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology

Volumn 25, Issue 8, 2014, Pages 882-888

  Polasek, Rostislav ^a   Skalsky, Ivo ^b   Wichterle, Dan ^b   Martinca, Tomas ^b   Hanuliakova, Jana ^a   Roubicek, Tomas ^a   Bahnik, Jan ^a   Jansova, Helena ^b   Pirk, Jan ^b   Kautzner, Josef ^b  

^a REGIONAL HOSPITAL LIBEREC   (Czech Republic)

^b INSTITUTE FOR CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

cardiac resynchronization therapy; epicardial mapping; heart failure; implantable cardioverter defibrillator; left ventricular lead; thoracoscopic implantation; video

Indexed keywords

ADVERSE EFFECTS; AGED; BUNDLE-BRANCH BLOCK; CARDIAC RESYNCHRONIZATION THERAPY; CARDIAC RESYNCHRONIZATION THERAPY DEVICE; EPICARDIUM MAPPING; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EVALUATION STUDY; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HEART VENTRICLE; HEART VENTRICLE PRESSURE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PERICARDIUM; PREDICTIVE VALUE; SURGERY; TIME; VIDEO ASSISTED THORACOSCOPIC SURGERY;

AGED; BUNDLE-BRANCH BLOCK; CARDIAC RESYNCHRONIZATION THERAPY; CARDIAC RESYNCHRONIZATION THERAPY DEVICES; EPICARDIAL MAPPING; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; HEART VENTRICLES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERICARDIUM; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; THORACIC SURGERY, VIDEO-ASSISTED; TIME FACTORS; VENTRICULAR FUNCTION, LEFT; VENTRICULAR PRESSURE;

EID: 84905817897     PISSN: 10453873     EISSN: 15408167     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jce.12430     Document Type: Article

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