Ventricular asynchrony predicts a better outcome in patients with chronic heart failure receiving cardiac resynchronization therapy

Journal of the American College of Cardiology

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 65-69

  Pitzalis, Maria Vittoria ^a   Iacoviello, Massimo ^a   Romito, Roberta ^a   Guida, Pietro ^a   De Tommasi, Elisabetta ^a   Luzzi, Giovanni ^a   Anaclerio, Matteo ^a   Forleo, Cinzia ^a   Rizzon, Paolo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARI   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CARDIAC RESYNCHRONIZATION THERAPY; CARDIOMYOPATHY; CAUSE OF DEATH; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE COURSE; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART FAILURE; HEART LEFT BUNDLE BRANCH BLOCK; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE WALL MOTION; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MALE; MITRAL VALVE REGURGITATION; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QRS COMPLEX; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGED; BUNDLE-BRANCH BLOCK; CARDIAC PACING, ARTIFICIAL; CARDIOMYOPATHY, DILATED; DISEASE PROGRESSION; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, DOPPLER; FEMALE; HEART FAILURE, CONGESTIVE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PACEMAKER, ARTIFICIAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VENTRICULAR DYSFUNCTION, LEFT; VENTRICULAR REMODELING;

EID: 11144242581     PISSN: 07351097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2004.09.058     Document Type: Article

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