New tools for the effective delivery of cardiac resynchronization therapy

Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology

Volumn 16, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2005, Pages

  León, Angel R ^a,b  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Cardiology of Georgia   (United States)

Author keywords

Biventricular pacing; Cardiomyopathy; Heart failure; Implantable defibrillator

Indexed keywords

CARDIAC RESYNCHRONIZATION THERAPY; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE; HEART CATHETER; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HEART VENTRICLE PACING; HUMAN; IMPLANTATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYMPTOM; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ARTIFICIAL HEART PACEMAKER; ELECTRODE; EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HEART PACING; INDWELLING CATHETER; INSTRUMENTATION; METHODOLOGY; REVIEW;

CARDIAC PACING, ARTIFICIAL; CATHETERS, INDWELLING; ELECTRODES, IMPLANTED; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HEART FAILURE, CONGESTIVE; HUMANS; PACEMAKER, ARTIFICIAL;

EID: 32944479877     PISSN: 10453873     EISSN: 15408167     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8167.2005.50186.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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