Effects of resynchronization therapy on cardiac function in pacemaker patients "upgraded" to biventricular devices

Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology

Volumn 15, Issue 11, 2004, Pages 1284-1289

  Horwich, Tamara ^a   Foster, Elyse ^b   De Marco, Teresa ^b   Tseng, Zian ^b   Saxon, Leslie ^c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d Cardiac Electrophysiology   (United States)

Author keywords

Cardiac resynchronization; Remodeling response; Right ventricular pacing; Upgrade

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; EXCITATION CONTRACTION COUPLING; FEMALE; HEART FAILURE; HEART FUNCTION; HEART LEFT BUNDLE BRANCH BLOCK; HEART PACING; HEART RESYNCHRONIZATION; HEART SYNCHRONIZATION; HEART VENTRICLE; HEART VENTRICLE ENDDIASTOLIC PRESSURE; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QRS COMPLEX; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CARDIAC PACING, ARTIFICIAL; CARDIOMYOPATHIES; CHRONIC DISEASE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART FAILURE, CONGESTIVE; HEART VENTRICLES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PACEMAKER, ARTIFICIAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 10044260872     PISSN: 10453873     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1540-8167.2004.04279.x     Document Type: Article

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