Activation sequence modification during cardiac resynchronization by manipulation of left ventricular epicardial pacing stimulus strength

PACE - Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 65-69

  Tedrow, Usha B ^a   Stevenson, William G ^a   Wood, Mark A ^b   Shepard, Richard K ^b   Hall, Kim ^b   Pellegrini, Christine P ^a   Ellenbogen, Kenneth A ^b  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Congestive heart failure; Pacing

Indexed keywords

LEAD;

ARTICLE; CARDIAC RESYNCHRONIZATION THERAPY; CARDIOMYOPATHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; ELECTROGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART EJECTION FRACTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE; HEART MUSCLE CONDUCTION SYSTEM; HEART MUSCLE POTENTIAL; HEART PACING; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE; HEART STIMULATION; HUMAN; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; QRS COMPLEX; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

CARDIAC PACING, ARTIFICIAL; FEMALE; HEART FAILURE, CONGESTIVE; HEART VENTRICLES; HUMANS; MALE; PERICARDIUM; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 33846298497     PISSN: 01478389     EISSN: 15408159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8159.2007.00580.x     Document Type: Article

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