Biventricular pacing for heart failure patients on inotropic support: A review of 38 consecutive cases

Texas Heart Institute Journal

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 19-22

  James, Karen B ^a   Militello, Michael ^a   Gus, Barbara ^a   Wilkoff, Bruce L ^a  

^a LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Dobutamine; Heart failure, congestive; Inotropic support; Milrinone; Pacing, biventricular; Ventricular resynchronization

Indexed keywords

INOTROPIC AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ARTIFICIAL HEART PACEMAKER; CARDIAC RESYNCHRONIZATION THERAPY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART FAILURE; HUMAN; INOTROPISM; MALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; SURVIVAL RATE;

CARDIAC PACING, ARTIFICIAL; CARDIOTONIC AGENTS; FEMALE; HEART FAILURE, CONGESTIVE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 33645546248     PISSN: 07302347     EISSN: 07302347     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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