Resynchronization or dyssynchronization - Successful treatment with biventricular stimulation of a child with obstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy without dyssynchrony

Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology

Volumn 18, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 542-544

  Lenarczyk, Radoslaw ^a   Kowalski, Oskar ^a   Kukulski, Tomasz ^a   Kowalczyk, Jacek ^a   Kalarus, Zbigniew ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SILESIA   (Poland)

Author keywords

Biventricular pacing defibrillation; Cardiac arrest sudden death; Conduction disturbances; Echocardiography; Electrophysiology; Implantable devices; Noninvasive techniques; Physiologic pacing

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CARDIAC RESYNCHRONIZATION THERAPY; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL OBSERVATION; DEFIBRILLATOR; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY MONITORING; HEART VENTRICLE ARRHYTHMIA; HEART VENTRICLE PRESSURE; HUMAN; HYPERTROPHIC OBSTRUCTIVE CARDIOMYOPATHY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPHYLAXIS; QRS COMPLEX; SCHOOL CHILD; SINUS RHYTHM; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CARDIAC PACING, ARTIFICIAL; CARDIOMYOPATHY, HYPERTROPHIC, FAMILIAL; CHILD; HEART ARREST; HEART VENTRICLES; HUMANS; MALE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 34247518789     PISSN: 10453873     EISSN: 15408167     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8167.2007.00763.x     Document Type: Article

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