Effect of posterolateral left ventricular scar on mortality and morbidity following cardiac resynchronization therapy

PACE - Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology

Volumn 30, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 1201-1209

  Chalil, S ^a   Stegemann, B ^b   Muhyaldeen, S A ^a   Khadjooi, K ^a   Foley, P W ^a   Smith, R E A ^a   Leyva, F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b MEDTRONIC BAKKEN RESEARCH CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Cardiac dyssynchrony; Cardiac resynchronization therapy; Heart failure; Magnetic resonance imaging; Myocardial viability

Indexed keywords

GADOLINIUM PENTETATE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CARDIAC RESYNCHRONIZATION THERAPY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART FAILURE; HEART LEFT BUNDLE BRANCH BLOCK; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HEART MUSCLE; HEART PACING; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCAR; WALKING;

AGED; BUNDLE-BRANCH BLOCK; CARDIAC PACING, ARTIFICIAL; CICATRIX; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEART FAILURE; HEART VENTRICLES; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; PACEMAKER, ARTIFICIAL; STROKE VOLUME;

EID: 34848893301     PISSN: 01478389     EISSN: 15408159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8159.2007.00841.x     Document Type: Article

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