Importance of left ventricular lead position in cardiac resynchronization therapy

European Heart Journal

Volumn 28, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 1182-1183

  Bleeker, Gabe B ^a   Schalij, Martin J ^a   Bax, Jeroen J ^a  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LEAD;

CARDIAC RESYNCHRONIZATION THERAPY; DATA ANALYSIS; DOPPLER ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; EDITORIAL; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE COST; HEART FAILURE; HEART HEMODYNAMICS; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE VOLUME; HEART PACING; HEART VENTRICLE REMODELING; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TWO DIMENSIONAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

CARDIAC PACING, ARTIFICIAL; ELECTRODES, IMPLANTED; HEART FAILURE; HEART VENTRICLES; HUMANS; PATIENT SELECTION; VENTRICULAR DYSFUNCTION, LEFT;

EID: 34548299614     PISSN: 0195668X     EISSN: 15229645     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehm085     Document Type: Editorial

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