Evolution of left ventricular function in paediatric patients with permanent right ventricular pacing for isolated congenital heart block: A medium term follow-up

Europace

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 228-232

  Vatasescu, Radu ^a   Shalganov, Tchavdar ^a   Paprika, Dora ^a   Kornyei, Laszlo ^a   Prodan, Zsolt ^a   Bodor, Gabor ^a   Szatmari, Andras ^a   Szili Torok, Tamas ^a  

^a Hungarian Institute of Cardiology   (Hungary)

Author keywords

Children; Congenital heart block; LV systolic function; Permanent pacing

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AORTA VALVE STENOSIS; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL HEART PACEMAKER; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONGENITAL HEART BLOCK; CONGESTIVE CARDIOMYOPATHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPICARDIUM; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART ATRIUM SEPTUM DEFECT; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FAILURE; HEART RATE; HEART VENTRICLE PACING; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LONG QT SYNDROME; MALE; MITRAL VALVE STENOSIS; PATENT DUCTUS ARTERIOSUS; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY VALVE STENOSIS; QRS COMPLEX; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

CARDIAC PACING, ARTIFICIAL; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEART BLOCK; HUMANS; MALE; VENTRICULAR DYSFUNCTION, LEFT;

EID: 34047229229     PISSN: 10995129     EISSN: 15322092     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/europace/eum008     Document Type: Article

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