Effect of optimizing the VV interval on left ventricular contractility in cardiac resynchronization therapy

American Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 93, Issue 12, 2004, Pages 1500-1503

  Van Gelder, Berry M ^a   Bracke, Frank A ^a   Meijer, Albert ^a   Lakerveld, Lex J M ^a   Pijls, Nico H J ^a  

^a CATHARINA HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL HEART PACEMAKER; CARDIOMYOPATHY; CONGESTIVE CARDIOMYOPATHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART FAILURE; HEART LEFT BUNDLE BRANCH BLOCK; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE CONTRACTILITY; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FAILURE; HEART PACING; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMAN; INTERVENTRICULAR PACING INTERVAL; LEFT VENTRICULAR ASYNCHRONY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEASUREMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QRS COMPLEX; SINUS RHYTHM;

AGED; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CARDIAC PACING, ARTIFICIAL; FEMALE; HEART FAILURE, CONGESTIVE; HEMODYNAMIC PROCESSES; HUMANS; MALE; MYOCARDIAL CONTRACTION; PACEMAKER, ARTIFICIAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VENTRICULAR DYSFUNCTION, LEFT;

EID: 2942610593     PISSN: 00029149     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2004.02.061     Document Type: Article

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