Cardiac resynchronization: Is electrical synchrony relevant?

Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology

Volumn 18, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 1028-1031

  Asirvatham, Samuel J ^a  

^a Mayo Clinic College of Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARDIAC RESYNCHRONIZATION THERAPY; CARDIOMYOPATHY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; EXCITATION CONTRACTION COUPLING; HEART CONTRACTION; HEART DISEASE; HEART FAILURE; HEART FUNCTION; HUMAN; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; NOTE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QRS COMPLEX;

CARDIAC PACING, ARTIFICIAL; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; HUMANS; RESEARCH DESIGN;

EID: 34548703572     PISSN: 10453873     EISSN: 15408167     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8167.2007.00932.x     Document Type: Note

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