Cardiac resynchronization therapy: Strategies for device programming, troubleshooting and follow-up

Journal of Interventional Cardiac Electrophysiology

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 209-222

  Gassis, Safwat ^a   Le, Angel R ^a,b  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b MOT   (United States)

Author keywords

Cardiac resynchronization therapy; Congestive heart failure; Follow up; Patient management; Programming

Indexed keywords

ALDOSTERONE ANTAGONIST; ANALGESIC AGENT; ANGIOTENSIN RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; DIURETIC AGENT; HEPARIN; WARFARIN;

ARTIFICIAL HEART PACEMAKER; CARDIAC RESYNCHRONIZATION THERAPY; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE; DEFIBRILLATOR; DEVICE; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; EXERCISE; FOLLOW UP; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FAILURE; HEART RATE VARIABILITY; HEMATOMA; HUMAN; PATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

EID: 25444438995     PISSN: 1383875X     EISSN: 15728595     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10840-005-3247-9     Document Type: Review

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