Pediatric cardiac resynchronization pacing therapy

Current Opinion in Cardiology

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 72-76

  Karpawich, Peter P ^a,b  

^a WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Alternative site pacing; Cardiac resynchronization pacing; Congenital heart; Heart block; Heart failure; Pediatrics

Indexed keywords

CARDIAC PATIENT; CARDIAC RESYNCHRONIZATION THERAPY; CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE; HEART SURGERY; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HUMAN; MYOCARDIAL DISEASE; PEDIATRIC CARDIOLOGY; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; PHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; THERAPY DELAY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

CARDIAC PACING, ARTIFICIAL; CHILD; HEART DEFECTS, CONGENITAL; HEART FAILURE, CONGESTIVE; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HUMANS; PACEMAKER, ARTIFICIAL;

EID: 33846866984     PISSN: 02684705     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/HCO.0b013e328014a849     Document Type: Review

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