Left ventricular pacing site in cardiac resynchronization therapy: Clinical follow-up and predictors of failed lateral implant

European Journal of Heart Failure

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 421-427

  Macías, Alfonso ^a   Gavira, Juan José ^a   Castaño, Sara ^a   Alegría, Eduardo ^a   García Bolao, Ignacio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY CLINIC OF NAVARRA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Cardiac resynchronization therapy; Coronary sinus; Heart failure; Left ventricular pacing site

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANATOMY; ARTICLE; CARDIAC RESYNCHRONIZATION THERAPY; CARDIOMYOPATHY; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; ELECTRODE; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART BUNDLE BRANCH BLOCK; HEART FAILURE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE VOLUME; HEART VENTRICLE PACING; HEART VENTRICLE REMODELING; HUMAN; IMPLANT; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; TREATMENT FAILURE; WALKING;

AGED; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTRODES, IMPLANTED; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEART FAILURE; HEART VENTRICLES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL ISCHEMIA; PACEMAKER, ARTIFICIAL; STROKE VOLUME; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VENTRICULAR DYSFUNCTION, LEFT; VENTRICULAR REMODELING;

EID: 41449091768     PISSN: 13889842     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejheart.2008.02.019     Document Type: Article

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