Cardiac resynchronization therapy

Current Cardiology Reports

Volumn 7, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 321-328

  Schuler, Brian T ^b   León, Angel R ^a  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIARRHYTHMIC AGENT; PLACEBO;

ADJUVANT THERAPY; ARTIFICIAL HEART PACEMAKER; CARDIAC RESYNCHRONIZATION THERAPY; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE; DEFIBRILLATOR; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART LEFT BUNDLE BRANCH BLOCK; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FAILURE; HEART VENTRICLE PERFORMANCE; HEART VENTRICLE REMODELING; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; IMPLANTATION; META ANALYSIS; MORTALITY; PATIENT SELECTION; QRS COMPLEX; REVIEW; SAFETY; SURGICAL APPROACH; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TREATMENT INDICATION;

EID: 26444602042     PISSN: 15233782     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11886-005-0084-5     Document Type: Review

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