Electrocardiographic optimization of interventricular delay in cardiac resynchronization therapy: A simple method to optimize the device

Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology

Volumn 18, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 1252-1257

  Vidal, Bàrbara ^a   Tamborero, David ^a   Mont, Lluis ^a,b   Sitges, Marta ^a   Delgado, Victoria ^a   Berruezo, Antonio ^a   Díaz Infante, Ernesto ^a   Tolosana, Jose M ^a   Paré, Carles ^a   Brugada, Josep ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL CLÍNIC   (Spain)

Author keywords

Cardiac resynchronization; Echocardiography; Electrocardiography; Optimization

Indexed keywords

ANGIOTENSIN RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; DIGOXIN; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; DIURETIC AGENT; FUROSEMIDE; SPIRONOLACTONE;

AGED; ARTICLE; CARDIAC RESYNCHRONIZATION THERAPY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART DEPOLARIZATION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE; HEART STIMULATION; HEART VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QRS COMPLEX; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

ARRHYTHMIAS, CARDIAC; CARDIAC PACING, ARTIFICIAL; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROGNOSIS; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; THERAPY, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VENTRICULAR DYSFUNCTION, LEFT;

EID: 36148969362     PISSN: 10453873     EISSN: 15408167     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8167.2007.00983.x     Document Type: Article

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