Thoracoscopic phrenic nerve patch insulation to avoid phrenic nerve stimulation with cardiac resynchronization therapy

A 76-year-old female was implanted with a cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) device, with the left ventricular lead implanted through a transvenous approach. One day after implantation, diaphragmatic stimulation was observed when the patient was in the seated position, which could not be resolv...

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Main Authors:	Masatsugu Nozoe, MD, PhD, Yasuaki Tanaka, MD, PhD, Junjiroh Koyama, Takashi Oshitomi, MD, Toshihiro Honda, MD, PhD, Masakazu Yoshioka, MD, PhD, Kazunori Iwatani, MD, PhD, Touitsu Hirayama, MD, Koichi Nakao, MD, PhD
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Wiley 2014-04-01
Series:	Journal of Arrhythmia
Subjects:	Cardiac resynchronization therapy Phrenic nerve stimulation Thoracoscopic patch insulation
Online Access:	http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1880427613001543

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Thoracoscopic phrenic nerve patch insulation to avoid phrenic nerve stimulation with cardiac resynchronization therapy

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