Avoidance of right ventricular pacing in cardiac resynchronization therapy improves right ventricular hemodynamics in heart failure patients

Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology

Volumn 18, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 497-504

  Lee, Kathy L ^a,c   Burnes, John E ^b,d   Mullen, Thomas J ^b,d   Hettrick, Douglas A ^b,d   Tse, Hung Fat ^a   Lau, Chu Pak ^a  

^a QUEEN MARY HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

^b MEDTRONIC INC   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^d NONE

Author keywords

Cardiac resynchronization therapy; Heart failure; Hemodynamics; Pacing

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CARDIAC RESYNCHRONIZATION THERAPY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEART CYCLE; HEART FAILURE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE; HEART RHYTHM; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HEART STROKE VOLUME; HEART VENTRICLE PACING; HEMODYNAMIC MONITORING; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QRS COMPLEX;

CARDIAC PACING, ARTIFICIAL; FEMALE; HEART FAILURE, CONGESTIVE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VENTRICULAR DYSFUNCTION, LEFT; VENTRICULAR DYSFUNCTION, RIGHT;

EID: 34247511662     PISSN: 10453873     EISSN: 15408167     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8167.2007.00788.x     Document Type: Article

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