Optimizing the Programation of Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy Devices in Patients With Heart Failure and Left Bundle Branch Block

American Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 100, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 1002-1006

  Vidal, Bàrbara ^a   Sitges, Marta ^a   Marigliano, Alba ^a   Delgado, Victoria ^a   Díaz Infante, Ernesto ^a   Azqueta, Manel ^a   Tamborero, David ^a   Tolosana, José María ^a   Berruezo, Antonio ^a   Pérez Villa, Félix ^a   Paré, Carles ^a   Mont, Lluís ^a   Brugada, Josep ^a  

^a HOSPITAL CLÍNIC   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATRIOVENTRICULAR BLOCK; CARDIAC PATIENT; CARDIAC RESYNCHRONIZATION THERAPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVICE; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DOPPLER ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART FAILURE; HEART LEFT BUNDLE BRANCH BLOCK; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HEART OUTPUT; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; TREATMENT RESPONSE; WALKING SPEED;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BUNDLE-BRANCH BLOCK; CARDIAC OUTPUT; CARDIAC PACING, ARTIFICIAL; DEFIBRILLATORS, IMPLANTABLE; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, DOPPLER, PULSED; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; HEART FAILURE, CONGESTIVE; HUMANS; MALE; PACEMAKER, ARTIFICIAL; STROKE VOLUME; VENTRICULAR REMODELING;

EID: 34548434671     PISSN: 00029149     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2007.04.046     Document Type: Article

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