Does cardiac resynchronization therapy reduce the incidence of atrial fibrillation, and does atrial fibrillation compromise the cardiac resynchronization therapy effect?

Heart Rhythm

Volumn 4, Issue 3 SUPPL., 2007, Pages

  Saxon, Leslie A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIARRHYTHMIC AGENT; BRAIN NATRIURETIC PEPTIDE;

ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL HEART PACEMAKER; CARDIAC RESYNCHRONIZATION THERAPY; CARDIOMYOPATHY; CLINICAL TRIAL; DEFIBRILLATION; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART FAILURE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HEART VENTRICLE REMODELING; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MITRAL VALVE REGURGITATION; MORTALITY; PRIMARY PREVENTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION; RISK REDUCTION; SINUS RHYTHM;

ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CARDIAC PACING, ARTIFICIAL; HEART FAILURE, CONGESTIVE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; RISK FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33847326316     PISSN: 15475271     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.hrthm.2006.12.026     Document Type: Article

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