Upgrading to biventricular pacing/defibrillation systems in right ventricular paced congestive heart failure patients: Prospective assessment of procedural parameters and response rate

Europace

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 48-52

  Duray, Gabor Z ^a   Israel, Carsten W ^a   Pajitnev, Dimitrij ^a   Hohnloser, Stefan H ^a  

^a GOETHE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Biventricular pacing; Cardiac resynchronization therapy; Complications; Implantable cardioverter defibrillator; Implantation; Response

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CARDIAC RESYNCHRONIZATION THERAPY; CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE; DEFIBRILLATOR; FEMALE; FLUOROSCOPY; GERMANY; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE; HEART VENTRICLE PACING; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PARAMETER; PATIENT SELECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ARTIFICIAL HEART PACEMAKER; CARDIOVERSION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FOLLOW UP; HEART FAILURE; HEART PACING; HEART VENTRICLE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY;

AGED; CARDIAC PACING, ARTIFICIAL; DEFIBRILLATORS, IMPLANTABLE; ELECTRIC COUNTERSHOCK; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEART FAILURE; HEART VENTRICLES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PACEMAKER, ARTIFICIAL; PATIENT SELECTION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 40349094946     PISSN: 10995129     EISSN: 15322092     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/europace/eum259     Document Type: Article

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