Anodal capture in cardiac resynchronization therapy implications for device programming

PACE - Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology

Volumn 29, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 940-945

  Tamborero, David ^a,b,d   Mont, Lluis ^a,b   Alanis, Roberto ^c   Berruezo, Antonio ^a,b   Tolosana, Jose Maria ^a,b   Sitges, Marta ^a,b   Vidal, Barbara ^a,b   Brugada, Josep ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

^b INSTITUT D INVESTIGACIONS BIOMÈDIQUES AUGUST PI I SUNYER IDIBAPS   (Spain)

^c Cardioforum   (Spain)

^d HOSPITAL CLÍNIC   (Spain)

Author keywords

Anodal stimulation; Cardiac resynchronization therapy; VV timing

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CARDIAC RESYNCHRONIZATION THERAPY; CARDIOMYOPATHY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; ELECTRODE; FEMALE; HEART EJECTION FRACTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE; HEART MUSCLE ISCHEMIA; HEART PACING; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE; HUMAN; MALE; QRS COMPLEX; TREATMENT INDICATION; VALVULAR HEART DISEASE;

AGED; ARTIFACTS; CARDIAC PACING, ARTIFICIAL; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTRODES; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PACEMAKER, ARTIFICIAL; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TACHYCARDIA, VENTRICULAR; THERAPY, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33748701453     PISSN: 01478389     EISSN: 15408159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8159.2006.00466.x     Document Type: Article

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