Physiology of cardiac resynchronization

Current Cardiology Reports

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 189-193

  Tedrow, Usha ^b   Sweeney, Michael O ^b   Stevenson, William G ^a  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIARRHYTHMIC AGENT;

ARTIFICIAL HEART PACEMAKER; ATRIOVENTRICULAR CONDUCTION; CLINICAL TRIAL; DEFIBRILLATION; DEFIBRILLATOR; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE MODEL; DOG; DOPPLER ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROSTIMULATION; HEALTH STATUS; HEART ATRIUM CONTRACTION; HEART FAILURE; HEART LEFT BUNDLE BRANCH BLOCK; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FILLING; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE PERFORMANCE; HEART PACING; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE PERFORMANCE; HEART VENTRICLE CONDUCTION; HEART VENTRICLE CONTRACTION; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MITRAL VALVE REGURGITATION; NONHUMAN; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PATIENT SELECTION; QRS COMPLEX; REVIEW; SYSTOLE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ATRIOVENTRICULAR BLOCK; CARDIAC RESYNCHRONIZATION THERAPY; CARDIOMYOPATHY, DILATED; COMPLICATION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FUNCTION; PROGNOSIS;

ATRIOVENTRICULAR BLOCK; CARDIAC RESYNCHRONIZATION THERAPY; CARDIOMYOPATHY, DILATED; HUMANS; PROGNOSIS; VENTRICULAR DYSFUNCTION, LEFT;

EID: 3142781420     PISSN: 15233782     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11886-004-0022-y     Document Type: Review

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