Effects of epicardial versus transvenous left ventricular lead placement on left ventricular function and cardiac perfusion in cardiac resynchronization therapy: A randomized clinical trial.
Vincent F van DijkJim FanggidayJippe C BaltMaurits C E F WijffelsEdgar J DaeterJohannes C KelderLucas V A BoersmaPublished in: Journal of cardiovascular electrophysiology (2017)
Epicardial LV lead placement does not result in additional improvement of LVF or myocardial perfusion compared to the conventional transvenous in CRT.
Keyphrases
- cardiac resynchronization therapy
- left ventricular
- heart failure
- hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
- acute myocardial infarction
- aortic stenosis
- left atrial
- ultrasound guided
- mitral valve
- contrast enhanced
- magnetic resonance imaging
- magnetic resonance
- computed tomography
- acute coronary syndrome
- atrial fibrillation
- coronary artery disease
- transcatheter aortic valve replacement