Cardiac resynchronization therapy and its potential proarrhythmic effect

Clinical Cardiology

Volumn 30, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 498-502

  Ray, Indranill Basu ^b   Fendelander, Lahn ^b   Singh, Jagmeet P ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Cardiac resynchronization; Defibrillators; Heart failure; Implantable devices; Pacemakers; Proarrhythmia; Sudden cardiac death

Indexed keywords

ARTIFICIAL HEART PACEMAKER; CARDIAC RESYNCHRONIZATION THERAPY; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; DEFIBRILLATOR; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART FAILURE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HEART VENTRICLE CONDUCTION; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMAN; MORTALITY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; QUALITY OF LIFE; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SUDDEN DEATH;

CARDIAC PACING, ARTIFICIAL; DEATH, SUDDEN, CARDIAC; DEFIBRILLATORS, IMPLANTABLE; HEART FAILURE; HUMANS; RISK FACTORS; TACHYCARDIA, VENTRICULAR; VENTRICULAR DYSFUNCTION, LEFT;

EID: 35348861950     PISSN: 01609289     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/clc.17     Document Type: Review

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