The quest for an optimal left ventricular lead position for cardiac resynchronization therapy

Heart Rhythm

Volumn 3, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 1293-1294

  Burri, Haran ^a  

^a GENEVA UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

CARDIAC RESYNCHRONIZATION THERAPY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DOPPLER ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; EDITORIAL; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART FAILURE; HEART HEMODYNAMICS; HEART LEFT BUNDLE BRANCH BLOCK; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE DP-DT; HEART MUSCLE CONDUCTION SYSTEM; HEART RHYTHM; HEART VENTRICLE PACING; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; IMAGE QUALITY; INSTRUMENT STERILIZATION; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; MORTALITY; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PATIENT POSITIONING; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QRS COMPLEX; SAMPLE SIZE; TIME MANAGEMENT;

CARDIAC PACING, ARTIFICIAL; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTRODES, IMPLANTED; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEART FAILURE, CONGESTIVE; HEART RATE; HEART VENTRICLES; HUMANS; PACEMAKER, ARTIFICIAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33750370489     PISSN: 15475271     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.hrthm.2006.07.029     Document Type: Editorial

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