If it is not broken, don't fix it: Avoidance of right ventricular pacing in cardiac resynchronization therapy

Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology

Volumn 18, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 505-506

  Birnie, David H ^a   Tang, Anthony S L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA HEART INSTITUTE   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARDIAC RESYNCHRONIZATION THERAPY; HEART BLOCK; HEART CONDUCTION; HEART FAILURE; HEART VENTRICLE PACING; HEART VENTRICLE REMODELING; HEMODYNAMIC MONITORING; HUMAN; NOTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QRS COMPLEX; SINUS RHYTHM;

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

EID: 34247543995     PISSN: 10453873     EISSN: 15408167     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8167.2007.00799.x     Document Type: Note

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