Electrocardiogram and Clinical Characteristics of Patients Referred for Cardiac Transplantation: Implications for Pacing in Heart Failure

Clinical Cardiology

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 151-153

  Freudenberger, Ronald ^a   Sikora, Jo Ann ^b   Fisher, Michael ^b   Wilson, Alan ^a   Gold, Michael ^c  

^a ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Bundle branch block; Heart failure; Incidence; Pacing

Indexed keywords

ADULT; DISEASE DURATION; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; FEMALE; HEART BUNDLE BRANCH BLOCK; HEART FAILURE; HEART LEFT BUNDLE BRANCH BLOCK; HEART PACING; HEART RIGHT BUNDLE BRANCH BLOCK; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HEART VENTRICLE PACING; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT REFERRAL; PR INTERVAL; QRS COMPLEX; QT INTERVAL; REVIEW; SURVIVAL RATE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 1442304714     PISSN: 01609289     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/clc.4960270311     Document Type: Review

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