Clinical response of cardiac resynchronization therapy in the elderly

American Heart Journal

Volumn 155, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 746-751

  Delnoy, Peter Paul H M ^a   Ottervanger, Jan Paul ^a   Luttikhuis, Henk Oude ^a   Elvan, Arif ^a   Misier, Anand R Ramdat ^a   Beukema, Willem P ^a   van Hemel, Norbert M ^a  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CARDIAC RESYNCHRONIZATION THERAPY; COMORBIDITY; DEMOGRAPHY; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; HEART FAILURE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUALITY OF LIFE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CARDIAC PACING, ARTIFICIAL; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, DOPPLER; FEMALE; HEART FAILURE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBSERVATION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUALITY OF LIFE; STROKE VOLUME; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VENTRICULAR REMODELING;

EID: 40849119883     PISSN: 00028703     EISSN: 10976744     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ahj.2007.11.009     Document Type: Article

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