Effect of cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) on exercise tolerance, functional capacity and quality of life in patients with congestive heart failure;Effekt der cardialen resynchronisationstherapie (CRT) auf die belastbarkeit und lebensqualität bei herzinsuffizienzpatienten

Herzschrittmachertherapie und Elektrophysiologie

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 20-27

  Butter, C ^a  

^a Abteilung Kardiologie   (Germany)

Author keywords

CRT; Exercise tolerance; Functional capacity; Patient selection; Quality of life; Responder

Indexed keywords

ANALYTIC METHOD; CARDIAC RESYNCHRONIZATION THERAPY; CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE; EXERCISE TOLERANCE; HUMAN; PATIENT SELECTION; PHYSICAL CAPACITY; QUALITY OF LIFE; REVIEW; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

CARDIAC PACING, ARTIFICIAL; CLINICAL TRIALS; EXERCISE TOLERANCE; HEART FAILURE, CONGESTIVE; HUMANS; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; PROGNOSIS; QUALITY OF LIFE; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 17744369074     PISSN: 09387412     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00399-005-0452-2     Document Type: Review

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