Eligibility for biventricular pacing in patients with an implantable cardioverter defibrillator

European Journal of Heart Failure

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 315-317

  Molhoek, S G ^a   Bax, J J ^a   Van Erven, L ^a   Steendijk, P ^a   Van der Wall, E E ^a   Schalij, M J ^a  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Biventricular pacing; Heart failure; ICD

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL HEART PACEMAKER; DEFIBRILLATOR; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; FEMALE; HEART FAILURE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HEART PACING; HEART VENTRICLE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QRS COMPLEX; SCREENING; SUDDEN DEATH; SURVIVAL;

AGED; CARDIAC PACING, ARTIFICIAL; DEFIBRILLATORS, IMPLANTABLE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; ELIGIBILITY DETERMINATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEART FAILURE, CONGESTIVE; HEART VENTRICLES; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NETHERLANDS; PACEMAKER, ARTIFICIAL; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; STROKE VOLUME; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VENTRICULAR DYSFUNCTION, LEFT;

EID: 0041438831     PISSN: 13889842     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1388-9842(03)00014-X     Document Type: Article

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