Reverse polarity pacing: The hemodynamic benefit of anodal currents at lead tips for cardiac resynchronization therapy

Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology

Volumn 18, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 1167-1171

  Lloyd, Michael S ^a   Heeke, Sheila ^a   Lerakis, Stamatios ^a   Langberg, Jonathan J ^a  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Anodal currents; Biventicular pacing

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CARDIAC RESYNCHRONIZATION THERAPY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART EJECTION FRACTION; HEART HEMODYNAMICS; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE OUTFLOW TRACT; HEART MUSCLE CONTRACTILITY; HUMAN; IMPLANTATION; INTRAOPERATIVE PERIOD; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ARRHYTHMIAS, CARDIAC; CARDIAC PACING, ARTIFICIAL; CORONARY CIRCULATION; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTRODES; FEMALE; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VENTRICULAR FUNCTION, LEFT;

EID: 35349004122     PISSN: 10453873     EISSN: 15408167     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8167.2007.00943.x     Document Type: Article

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