First-degree atrioventricular block: Clinical manifestations, indications for pacing, pacemaker management & consequences during cardiac resynchronization

Journal of Interventional Cardiac Electrophysiology

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 139-152

  Barold, S Serge ^a   Ilercil, Arzu ^a   Leonelli, Fabio ^a   Herweg, Bengt ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Atrial undersensing; Biventricular pacing; Cardiac pacing; Cardiac resynchronization; First degree atrioventricular block; Heart failure

Indexed keywords

ARTIFICIAL HEART PACEMAKER; ATRIOVENTRICULAR BLOCK; CARDIAC RESYNCHRONIZATION THERAPY; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONGESTIVE CARDIOMYOPATHY; CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; ECG ABNORMALITY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY MONITORING; EXERCISE TEST; HEART ATRIUM PACING; HEART FAILURE; HEART HEMODYNAMICS; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE CONTRACTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE ENDDIASTOLIC PRESSURE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HEART MUSCLE CONDUCTION DISTURBANCE; HEART PRELOAD; HEART RATE; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE; HEART VENTRICLE PACING; HEART VETRICULOATRIAL CONDUCTION BLOCK; HUMAN; LONG PR INTERVAL; MITRAL VALVE REGURGITATION; PACEMAKER LIKE SYNDROME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SYSTOLE; TACHYCARDIA; TREADMILL EXERCISE; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WAVEFORM;

CARDIAC PACING, ARTIFICIAL; CARDIOMYOPATHY, DILATED; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, DOPPLER, COLOR; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EXERCISE TEST; HEART ATRIA; HEART BLOCK; HEART FAILURE, CONGESTIVE; HEART RATE; HUMANS; PACEMAKER, ARTIFICIAL; PULMONARY WEDGE PRESSURE; VENTRICULAR DYSFUNCTION, LEFT;

EID: 33947282900     PISSN: 1383875X     EISSN: 15728595     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10840-006-9065-x     Document Type: Review

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