COMBAT - Conventional versus multisite pacing for bradyarrhythmia therapy: Rationale of a prospective randomized multicenter study

European Journal of Heart Failure

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 219-224

  Martinelli, Martino ^a   Costa, Roberto ^a   De Siqueira, Sérgio Freitas ^a   Ramires, José A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Atrio biventricular stimulation; Heart failure; Pacemaker; Pacemaker indication

Indexed keywords

ALDOSTERONE ANTAGONIST; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR;

ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL HEART PACEMAKER; ATRIOVENTRICULAR BLOCK; BRADYCARDIA; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; DENSITY; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; EVALUATION; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEART MUSCLE OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; HEART PACING; HEART VENTRICLE ARRHYTHMIA; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MULTICENTER STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SURVIVAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TRICUSPID VALVE; WALKING;

EID: 13444310871     PISSN: 13889842     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejheart.2004.06.008     Document Type: Article

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