Epicardial left ventricular leads via minimally invasive technique: a role of steroid eluting leads

Epicardial left ventricular leads via minimally invasive technique: a role of steroid eluting leads

Abstract Background We retrospectively assessed two types of sutureless screw-in left ventricular (LV) leads (steroid eluting vs. non-steroid eluting) in cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) implantation with regards to their electrical performance. Methods Between March 2008 and May 2014 an epic...

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Main Authors: Etem Caliskan, Florian Fischer, Felix Schoenrath, Maximilian Y. Emmert, Francesco Maisano, Volkmar Falk, Christoph T. Starck, Tomas Holubec
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-11-01
Series:Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery
Subjects:
Cardiac resynchronization therapy
Left ventricular lead
Steroid eluting lead
Non-steroid eluting lead
Minimally invasive
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13019-017-0659-4

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