Cardiac resynchronization therapy in patients with heart failure and conduction abnormalities other than left bundle-branch block: Analysis of the Multicenter InSync Randomized Clinical Evaluation (MIRACLE)

Clinical Cardiology

Volumn 27, Issue 12, 2004, Pages 678-682

  Aranda Jr , Juan M ^a   Conti, Jamie B ^a   Johnson, James W ^b   Petersen Stejskal, Susan ^b   Curtis, Anne B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b MEDTRONIC INC   (United States)

Author keywords

Cardiac resynchronization therapy; Conduction abnormalities; Congestive heart failure

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXERCISE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART CONDUCTION; HEART FUNCTION; HEART LEFT BUNDLE BRANCH BLOCK; HEART MUSCLE CONDUCTION DISTURBANCE; HEART PACING; HEART RESYNCHRONIZATION THERAPY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; QUALITY OF LIFE;

EID: 10044276829     PISSN: 01609289     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/clc.4960271204     Document Type: Article

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