Who is the Best Candidate for Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy: Implications of Recent Studies

Indian Heart Journal

Volumn 55, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 611-614

  Arya, Arash ^a   Haghjoo, Majid ^a   Sadr Ameli, Mohammad Ali ^a  

^a IRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATRIOVENTRICULAR DISSOCIATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE WALL; HEART MECHANICAL DYSSYNCHRONY; HEART PACING; HEART RESYNCHRONIZATION THERAPY; HEART VENTRICLE WALL MOTION; HUMAN; PATIENT SELECTION; QRS COMPLEX; REVIEW;

CARDIAC PACING, ARTIFICIAL; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; HUMANS; MYOCARDIAL CONTRACTION; PATIENT SELECTION; PROGNOSIS; SYSTOLE; VENTRICULAR DYSFUNCTION;

EID: 1242352980     PISSN: 00194832     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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