Adverse effects of ventricular desynchronization induced by long-term right ventricular pacing

Journal of the American College of Cardiology

Volumn 42, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 624-626

  Barold, S Serge ^a,b  

^a TAMPA GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTIFICIAL HEART PACEMAKER; ATRIOVENTRICULAR BLOCK; CARDIOVERSION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DEFIBRILLATION; DEVICE; DUAL CHAMBER PACING; EDITORIAL; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE CONTRACTILITY; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HEART PERFORMANCE; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE PERFORMANCE; HEART SIZE; HEART VENTRICLE PACING; HEMODYNAMIC MONITORING; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; IMPLANTATION; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LONG TERM CARE; MITRAL VALVE REGURGITATION; PATIENT SELECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QRS COMPLEX; SICK SINUS SYNDROME; SINGLE CHAMBER ATRIAL PACING;

EID: 0042230998     PISSN: 07351097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0735-1097(03)00769-1     Document Type: Editorial

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