Cardiac resynchronization by pacing: An electrical treatment of heart failure

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 94, Issue 2-3, 2004, Pages 151-161

  Boriani, Giuseppe ^a   Biffi, Mauro ^a   Martignani, Cristian ^a   Fallani, Francesco ^a   Greco, Cristiano ^a   Grigioni, Francesco ^a   Corazza, Ivan ^a   Bartolini, Pietro ^b   Rapezzi, Claudio ^a   Zannoli, Romano ^a   Branzi, Angelo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^b ISTITUTO SUPERIORE DI SANITÀ   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cardiac pacing; Cardioverter defibrillators; Electrocardiography; Heart failure; Sudden death

Indexed keywords

ARTIFICIAL HEART PACEMAKER; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONGESTIVE CARDIOMYOPATHY; CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE; DEFIBRILLATION; ELECTROSTIMULATION; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; EXERCISE; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART FAILURE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HEART MUSCLE CONDUCTION DISTURBANCE; HEART PACING; HEART STIMULATION; HEART STROKE VOLUME; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMAN; IATROGENIC DISEASE; META ANALYSIS; MORTALITY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PATIENT SELECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; QUALITY OF LIFE; REVIEW; SCREENING; SURVIVAL; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ARRHYTHMIA; CARDIAC PACING, ARTIFICIAL; HEART FAILURE, CONGESTIVE; HEMODYNAMIC PROCESSES; HUMANS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 11144355451     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2003.05.016     Document Type: Review

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