Cardiac resynchronization therapy: Retiming the failing right ventricle

Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 439-443

  Cowburn, Peter J ^a   Parker, John D ^b   Cameron, Douglas A ^b   Harris, Louise ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b TORONTO GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cardiac resynchronization therapy; Congenital heart disease; Congestive heart failure; Pacing

Indexed keywords

AMIODARONE; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; FUROSEMIDE; METOLAZONE; SPIRONOLACTONE; WARFARIN;

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CARDIAC RESYNCHRONIZATION THERAPY; CASE REPORT; DIURESIS; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; EXERCISE TOLERANCE; GREAT VESSELS TRANSPOSITION; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE FAILURE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; KIDNEY FAILURE; KIDNEY FUNCTION; MALE; MUSTARD OPERATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; CARDIAC PACING, ARTIFICIAL; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEART FAILURE, CONGESTIVE; HUMANS; MALE; STROKE VOLUME; VENTRICULAR DYSFUNCTION, RIGHT;

EID: 17044431871     PISSN: 10453873     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1540-8167.2005.40590.x     Document Type: Article

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