Cardiac resynchronization therapy: Past, present, and future

Reviews in Cardiovascular Medicine

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 69-77

  Doshi, Rahul N ^a   Gupta, Nikhil ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Biventricular pacing; Cardiac resynchronization therapy; Congestive heart failure; Left ventricular ejection fraction

Indexed keywords

ARTIFICIAL HEART PACEMAKER; CARDIAC RESYNCHRONIZATION THERAPY; CARDIOMYOPATHY; CARDIOVERSION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE; DEFIBRILLATOR; DRUG USE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; EXERCISE TEST; HEART FAILURE; HEART MUSCLE CONDUCTION DISTURBANCE; HEART VENTRICLE PACING; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; META ANALYSIS; MORTALITY; QRS COMPLEX; REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

CARDIAC PACING, ARTIFICIAL; CARDIOMYOPATHIES; HEART CONDUCTION SYSTEM; HEART FAILURE, CONGESTIVE; HEART VENTRICLES; HUMANS; STROKE VOLUME;

EID: 34447257157     PISSN: 15306550     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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