Invasive optimization of cardiac resynchronization therapy: Role of sequential biventricular and left ventricular pacing

PACE - Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology

Volumn 28, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 754-761

  Kurzidim, Klaus ^a   Reinke, Heinrich ^b   Sperzel, Johannes ^a   Schneider, Hans Jürgen ^a   Danilovic, Dejan ^b   Siemon, Gregor ^a   Neumann, Thomas ^a   Hamm, Christian W ^a   Pitschner, Heinz Friedrich ^a  

^a KERCKHOFF HEART CENTER   (Germany)

^b Biotronik GmbH and Co KG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cardiac resynchronization therapy; Heart failure; Left ventricular systolic function; Sequential biventricular pacing

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATRIOVENTRICULAR BLOCK; CARDIAC RESYNCHRONIZATION THERAPY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE; FEMALE; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HEART ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HEART HEMODYNAMICS; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE CONTRACTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE DP-DT; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE PRESSURE; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE PRESSURE; HEART VENTRICLE PACING; HUMAN; MALE; QRS COMPLEX; SINUS RHYTHM;

AGED; CARDIAC PACING, ARTIFICIAL; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGIC TECHNIQUES, CARDIAC; FEMALE; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HEART FAILURE, CONGESTIVE; HEMODYNAMIC PROCESSES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; VENTRICULAR DYSFUNCTION, LEFT;

EID: 27844514301     PISSN: 01478389     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8159.2005.00181.x     Document Type: Article

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