Effects of Right Ventricular Pacing on Intra-Left Ventricular Electromechanical Activation in Patients With Native Narrow QRS

American Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 98, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 219-222

  Lupi, Gabriele ^a   Sassone, Biagio ^b   Badano, Luigi ^c   Peraldo, Carlo ^d   Gaddi, Oscar ^e   Sitges, Marta ^f   Parthenakis, Fragiskos ^g   Molteni, Santo ^h   Pagliuca, Maria Rosaria ⁱ   Grovale, Nicoletta ^j   Menozzi, Carlo ^e   Brignole, Michele ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF CARDIOLOGY   (Italy)

^b Ospedale Civile   (Italy)

^c A O Santa Maria della Misericordia ^*  (Italy)

^d SAN GIOVANNI CALIBITA FATEBENEFRATELLI HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^e S MARIA NUOVA HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^f HOSPITAL CLÍNIC   (Spain)

^g UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF HERAKLION   (Greece)

^h SANT ANNA HOSPITAL   (Italy)

ⁱ S G MOSCATI HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^j Medtronic Italia   (Italy)

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Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; ATRIOVENTRICULAR CONDUCTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOPPLER ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART FAILURE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE ASYNERGY; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HEART MUSCLE CONDUCTION DISTURBANCE; HEART RHYTHM; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE; HEART SIZE; HEART STIMULATION; HEART VENTRICLE PACING; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QRS COMPLEX; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

AGED; CARDIAC PACING, ARTIFICIAL; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, DOPPLER; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEART RATE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TACHYCARDIA, VENTRICULAR; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VENTRICULAR FUNCTION, LEFT;

EID: 33745636160     PISSN: 00029149     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2006.01.077     Document Type: Article

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