Cardiovascular effects of AV interval shortening with electrical stimulation in dilated cardiomyopathy;Efectos cardiovasculares del acortamiento del intervalo AV mediante estimulación eléctrica del corazón en miocardiopatía dilatada

Revista Medica de Chile

Volumn 125, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 385-390

  Fajuri N, Alejandro ^a,c   Guarda S, Eduardo ^a   Vergara S, Ismael ^a   Fernández V, M Soledad ^a   Olea G, Enrique ^a   Martínez S, Alejandro ^a   Jalil M, Jorge ^a   Dubernet M, Juan ^a   Chamorro S, Gastón ^a   Rodríguez V, José A ^a   González A, Rolando ^a   Cambón R, Ana M ^b  

^a PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DE CHILE   (Chile)

^b Enfermera Universitaria ^*

^c Enfermedades Cardiovasculares   (Chile)

Author keywords

Electric stimulation therapy; Electrocardiography; Myocardial Contraction; Myocardial diseases

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONGESTIVE CARDIOMYOPATHY; ELECTROSTIMULATION THERAPY; FORWARD HEART FAILURE; HEART CONTRACTION; HEART OUTPUT; HEART VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; TIME;

ADULT; AGED; CARDIAC OUTPUT; CARDIAC OUTPUT, LOW; CARDIOMYOPATHY, DILATED; ELECTRIC STIMULATION THERAPY; HEMODYNAMIC PROCESSES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL CONTRACTION; TIME FACTORS; VENTRICULAR FUNCTION;

EID: 0346023724     PISSN: 00349887     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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