The resting electrocardiogram in the management of patients with congestive heart failure: Established applications and new insights

PACE - Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 123-128

  Madias, John E ^a,b  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b ELMHURST HOSPITAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Body volume conductor; Cardiac resynchronization therapy; Congestive heart failure; Diuresis; Electrical impedance; Electrocardiography; ICDs; Peripheral edema; QRS duration; QT interval

Indexed keywords

CARDIAC PATIENT; CARDIAC RESYNCHRONIZATION THERAPY; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE; DEFIBRILLATOR; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; FOLLOW UP; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART INFARCTION; HEART LEFT ATRIUM; HEART LEFT BUNDLE BRANCH BLOCK; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE HYPERTROPHY; HEART MUSCLE ISCHEMIA; HEART VENTRICLE CONDUCTION; HUMAN; P WAVE; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT MONITORING; PERIPHERAL EDEMA; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; QRS COMPLEX; QT PROLONGATION; REVIEW; T WAVE;

AGED; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART FAILURE, CONGESTIVE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REST;

EID: 33846287574     PISSN: 01478389     EISSN: 15408159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8159.2007.00586.x     Document Type: Review

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