Cardiac resynchronization therapy: A review of proarrhythmic and antiarrhythmic mechanisms

PACE - Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 115-122

  Turitto, Gioia ^a   El Sherif, Nabil ^b,c  

^a NEW YORK METHODIST HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

Biventricular pacing; Cardiac resynchronization; Ventricular tachyarrhythmias

Indexed keywords

ANTIARRHYTHMIC ACTIVITY; ARRHYTHMOGENESIS; CARDIAC PATIENT; CARDIAC RESYNCHRONIZATION THERAPY; DEFIBRILLATOR; DISPERSION; HEART ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HEART PROARRHYTHMIA; HEART REPOLARIZATION; HEART VENTRICLE REMODELING; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; NONHUMAN; PACEMAKER; PHYSICIAN; POPULATION; REVIEW; SUDDEN DEATH; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANIMALS; CARDIAC PACING, ARTIFICIAL; HUMANS; TACHYCARDIA, VENTRICULAR;

EID: 33846316016     PISSN: 01478389     EISSN: 15408159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8159.2007.00585.x     Document Type: Review

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