Importance of concordance between left ventricular pacing sites and latest activated regions: Myth or reality?

Heart

Volumn 93, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 1170-1172

  Leclercq, C ^a  

^a PONTCHAILLOU UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARDIAC RESYNCHRONIZATION THERAPY; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; EDITORIAL; HEART ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HEART FAILURE; HEART INFARCTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FAILURE; HEART VENTRICLE PACING; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

CARDIAC PACING, ARTIFICIAL; HEART FAILURE, CONGESTIVE; HUMANS; VENTRICULAR DYSFUNCTION, LEFT;

EID: 34848831175     PISSN: 13556037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/hrt.2006.108837     Document Type: Editorial

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