The resynchronization therapy in narrow QRS study (RethinQ Study): Methods and protocol design (Journal of Interventional Cardiac Electrophysiology 19:3 (149-155) DOI 10.1007/s10840-007-9156-3);The resynchronization therapy in narrow QRS study (RethinQ study): Methods and protocol design

Journal of Interventional Cardiac Electrophysiology

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 149-155

  Beshai, John F ^a   Grimm, Richard ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cardiac resynchronization therapy; Clinical trial; Defibrillator; Heart failure; ICD; Mechanical dyssynchrony; Narrow QRS; Tissue doppler echocardiography

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CARDIAC RESYNCHRONIZATION THERAPY; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEFIBRILLATOR; DOPPLER ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; HEART FAILURE; HUMAN; MECHANICAL DYSSYNCHRONY; METHODOLOGY; MULTICENTER STUDY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QRS COMPLEX; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

EID: 35348837735     PISSN: 1383875X     EISSN: 15728595     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10840-007-9192-z     Document Type: Erratum

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