Z Kardiol 94: Suppl 2 (2005) |
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Cardiac Resynchronisation Therapy in Difficult Coronary Sinus Anatomy: A Staged Approach Including Epimyocardial Implantation of Left Ventricular Lead Increases Success Rate to 100 Percent | ||||||||||||||||||
L. Obergassel1, B. Küpper2, B. Borchert3, T. Lawrenz3, H. Warnecke2, D. Meyer zu Vilsendorf3, Ch. Stellbrink3 | ||||||||||||||||||
1Klinik f. Kardiologie und intern. Intensivmedizin, Städt. Kliniken Bielefeld, Klinikum Mitte, Bielefeld, BusinessLogic.Land; 2Schüchtermann Klinik, Herzzentrum Osnabrück-Bad Rothenfelde, Bad Rothenfelde; 3Klinik f. Kardiologie und intern. Intensivmedizin, Städt. Kliniken Bielefeld - Klinikum Mitte, Bielefeld; | ||||||||||||||||||
Background: Transvenous implantation (TVI) of left ventricular ( Table: Recovery of cardiac heart failure after transvenous (TVI) and epimyocardial (EPI) implantation of the CRT – device NYHA before implantation NYHA after 6 months P TVI, N = 52 3.2 ± 0.5 1.6 ± 0.6 0.0001 EPI, N = 3 3.7 ± 0.6 2.0 ± 1.0 0.008 P n . s. n. s. |
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