Reversal of pacing-induced heart failure by left ventricular apical pacing [11]

New England Journal of Medicine

Volumn 357, Issue 25, 2007, Pages 2637-2638

  Vanagt, Ward Y ^a   Prinzen, Frits W ^a   Delhaas, Tammo ^a  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FUROSEMIDE; LISINOPRIL;

ATRIOVENTRICULAR BLOCK; CASE REPORT; CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART FAILURE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE ENDDIASTOLIC VOLUME; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HEART VENTRICLE CONTRACTION; HEART VENTRICLE PACING; HUMAN; LETTER; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 37349091264     PISSN: 00284793     EISSN: 15334406     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1056/NEJMc072317     Document Type: Letter

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