Improved symptoms, physical limitation, and self-efficacy after resynchronization in a patient with heart failure and a prolonged QRS duration

Reviews in Cardiovascular Medicine

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 53-57

  Conaway, Darcy G ^a   Sullivan, Robbie ^b   McCullough, Peter A ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI KANSAS CITY   (United States)

^b TRUMAN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c WILLIAM BEAUMONT HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Biventricular pacing; Heart failure; Resynchronization

Indexed keywords

BRAIN NATRIURETIC PEPTIDE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL HEART PACEMAKER; CARDIOMYOPATHY; CASE REPORT; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; HEALTH STATUS; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART EJECTION FRACTION; HEART FAILURE; HUMAN; MALE; PHYSICAL CAPACITY; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; QRS COMPLEX; QUESTIONNAIRE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

CARDIAC PACING, ARTIFICIAL; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HEART CONDUCTION SYSTEM; HEART FAILURE, CONGESTIVE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NATRIURETIC PEPTIDE, BRAIN; QUALITY OF LIFE;

EID: 1542397819     PISSN: 15306550     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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