Computer model for the optimization of AV and VV delay in cardiac resynchronization therapy

Medical and Biological Engineering and Computing

Volumn 45, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 845-854

  Reumann, Matthias ^a   Farina, Dima ^b   Miri, Raz ^b   Lurz, Stephan ^b   Osswald, Brigitte ^c   Dössel, Olaf ^b  

^a IBM T J WATSON RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KARLSRUHE   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cardiac resynchronization therapy; Computer models; Heart failure; Optimization; Pacing

Indexed keywords

CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM; COMPUTER SIMULATION; OPTIMIZATION; PATHOLOGY; RESPIRATORY THERAPY;

ATRIO-VENTRICUAR (AV); CARDIAC RESYNCHRONIZATION THERAPY; COMPUTER MODELS; HEART FAILURE; INTERVENTRICULAR (VV) DELAY;

BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING;

ANALYTICAL ERROR; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL HEART PACEMAKER; ATRIOVENTRICULAR BLOCK; ATRIOVENTRICULAR CONDUCTION; CARDIAC RESYNCHRONIZATION THERAPY; COMPUTER MODEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRODE; HEART FAILURE; HEART LEFT BUNDLE BRANCH BLOCK; HEART MUSCLE CONDUCTION SYSTEM; HEART VENTRICLE CONDUCTION; INDIVIDUALIZATION; MATHEMATICAL COMPUTING; NON INVASIVE MEASUREMENT; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PROCESS MODEL; PROCESS OPTIMIZATION; TIME; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VALIDATION STUDY;

ALGORITHMS; ATRIOVENTRICULAR BLOCK; CARDIAC PACING, ARTIFICIAL; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTRODES; HEART; HUMANS; UNITED STATES; VISIBLE HUMAN PROJECTS;

EID: 34548699360     PISSN: 01400118     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11517-007-0230-x     Document Type: Article

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