Robotic-Assisted Left Ventricular Lead Placement

Cardiac Electrophysiology Clinics

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 649-659

  Bhatt, Advay G ^a   Steinberg, Jonathan S ^a,b  

^a Valley Health System   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND DENTISTRY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cardiac resynchronization therapy; Epicardial leads; Robotic

Indexed keywords

ANGIOPLASTY; CARDIAC RESYNCHRONIZATION THERAPY; CARDIOVASCULAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; COMORBIDITY; CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; GUIDE WIRE; HEART FAILURE; HEART PACING; HUMAN; INTRAOPERATIVE PERIOD; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGICAL INSTRUMENT; LUNG VENTILATION; MEASUREMENT PRECISION; MECHANICAL STRESS; NONHUMAN; PACEMAKER ELECTRODE; PERICARDIOTOMY; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; ROBOT ASSISTED SURGERY; STERNOTOMY; THORACOTOMY; TISSUE DOPPLER IMAGING; TWO DIMENSIONAL SPECKLE TRACKING ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; VIDEO ASSISTED THORACOSCOPIC SURGERY; CARDIAC RESYNCHRONIZATION THERAPY DEVICE; COMPLICATION; ELECTRODE IMPLANT; ETIOLOGY; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HEART VENTRICLE; PREVENTION AND CONTROL; PROCEDURES; PROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION; ROBOTIC SURGICAL PROCEDURE; SURGERY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

CARDIAC RESYNCHRONIZATION THERAPY DEVICES; ELECTRODES, IMPLANTED; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HEART FAILURE; HEART VENTRICLES; HUMANS; PROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION; ROBOTIC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VENTRICULAR DYSFUNCTION, LEFT;

EID: 84961655062     PISSN: 18779182     EISSN: 18779190     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ccep.2015.08.014     Document Type: Review

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