Usefulness of QRS Duration to Predict Response to Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy in Patients With End-Stage Heart Failure

American Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 100, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 1665-1670

  Mollema, Sjoerd A ^a   Bleeker, Gabe B ^a   van der Wall, Ernst E ^a   Schalij, Martin J ^a   Bax, Jeroen J ^a  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CARDIAC RESYNCHRONIZATION THERAPY; DEFIBRILLATOR; FEMALE; HEART FAILURE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE ENDDIASTOLIC VOLUME; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE VOLUME; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QRS COMPLEX; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGED; CARDIAC PACING, ARTIFICIAL; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEART CONDUCTION SYSTEM; HEART FAILURE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; STROKE VOLUME; VENTRICULAR FUNCTION, LEFT;

EID: 36248997728     PISSN: 00029149     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2007.06.071     Document Type: Article

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