Cardiac resynchronisation therapy: When the drugs don't work

Heart

Volumn 90, Issue SUPPL. 4, 2004, Pages

  Bleasdale, R A ^a   Frenneaux, M P ^b  

^a ROYAL GLAMORGAN HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARDIAC RESYNCHRONIZATION THERAPY; HEART ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HEART FAILURE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE ENDDIASTOLIC PRESSURE; HEART PRELOAD; HEART VENTRICLE PACING; LUNG CAPILLARY PRESSURE; MITRAL VALVE REGURGITATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHORT SURVEY;

CARDIAC PACING, ARTIFICIAL; DIASTOLE; HEART FAILURE, CONGESTIVE; HUMANS; MITRAL VALVE INSUFFICIENCY; VENTRICULAR DYSFUNCTION, LEFT;

EID: 10344260674     PISSN: 13556037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/hrt.2004.048546     Document Type: Short Survey

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