Reduction in hospitalization rates following cardiac resynchronisation therapy in cardiac failure: Experience from a single centre

Europace

Volumn 6, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 586-589

  Dixon, Lana J ^a,b   Murtagh, J Gerry ^a   Richardson, S Geoff ^a   Chew, Eng Wooi ^a  

^a BELFAST CITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b CRAIGAVON AREA HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cardiac conduction defects; Cardiac failure; Cardiac resynchronisation therapy; Cost effectiveness; Hospitalizations

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CARDIAC RESYNCHRONIZATION THERAPY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST CONTROL; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; EXERCISE TOLERANCE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEART MUSCLE CONDUCTION DISTURBANCE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; ARTIFICIAL HEART PACEMAKER; ECONOMICS; HEART PACING; HOSPITAL READMISSION; MIDDLE AGED; STATISTICS; UNITED KINGDOM;

AGED; CARDIAC PACING, ARTIFICIAL; FEMALE; HEART FAILURE, CONGESTIVE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NORTHERN IRELAND; PACEMAKER, ARTIFICIAL; PATIENT READMISSION;

EID: 15044346412     PISSN: 10995129     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eupc.2004.08.006     Document Type: Article

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