Left ventricular versus biventricular pacing in cardiac resynchronization therapy: The plot thickens in this tale of two modes

Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology

Volumn 15, Issue 12, 2004, Pages 1348-1349

  Kass, David ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF PATHOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTIFICIAL HEART PACEMAKER; DEFIBRILLATION; EDITORIAL; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART BIVENTRICULAR PACING; HEART CONDUCTION; HEART CONTRACTION; HEART FAILURE; HEART FUNCTION; HEART LEFT BUNDLE BRANCH BLOCK; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE PACING; HEART OUTPUT; HEART STIMULATION; HEART VENTRICLE PACING; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYSTOLE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

CARDIAC OUTPUT, LOW; CARDIAC PACING, ARTIFICIAL; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, DOPPLER; FEMALE; HEART FAILURE, CONGESTIVE; HEMODYNAMIC PROCESSES; HUMANS; MALE; VENTRICULAR DYSFUNCTION, LEFT;

EID: 10944247868     PISSN: 10453873     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1540-8167.2004.04674.x     Document Type: Editorial

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