Body surface potential mapping investigating the ventricular activation patterns in the cardiac resynchronization of patients with left bundle-branch block and heart failure

Journal of Electrocardiology

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 93-102

  Pastore, Carlos Alberto ^a,b   Tobias, Nancy ^a   Samesima, Nelson ^a   Filho, Martino Martinelli ^a   Pedrosa, Anisio ^a   Nishioka, Silvana ^a   Douglas, Roberto A ^a   Moreira, Luís Felipe ^a   Ramires, José Franchini ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b NONE   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Body surface potential mapping; Bundle branch block; Cardiac resynchronization therapy; Electrocardiography; Heart failure; Pacing

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL HEART PACEMAKER; CARDIAC RESYNCHRONIZATION THERAPY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROSTIMULATION; FEMALE; HEART LEFT BUNDLE BRANCH BLOCK; HEART PACING; HEART VENTRICLE CONTRACTION; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AGED; BODY SURFACE POTENTIAL MAPPING; BUNDLE-BRANCH BLOCK; CARDIAC PACING, ARTIFICIAL; FEMALE; HEART FAILURE, CONGESTIVE; HEART VENTRICLES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PACEMAKER, ARTIFICIAL; VENTRICULAR FUNCTION;

EID: 29444447921     PISSN: 00220736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jelectrocard.2005.07.004     Document Type: Article

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