Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy. The More Pacing Sites, the Better the Outcome?**Editorials published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology reflect the views of the authors and do not necessarily represent the views of JACC or the American College of Cardiology.

Journal of the American College of Cardiology

Volumn 51, Issue 15, 2008, Pages 1463-1465

  Auricchio, Angelo ^a   Prinzen, Frits W ^b  

^a DIVISION OF CARDIOLOGY   (Switzerland)

^b MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

CARDIAC RESYNCHRONIZATION THERAPY; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE; EDITORIAL; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE; HEART STIMULATION; HUMAN; LIFE EXPECTANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QRS COMPLEX;

ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CARDIAC PACING, ARTIFICIAL; HEART FAILURE; HEART VENTRICLES; HUMANS; HYPERTROPHY, LEFT VENTRICULAR; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 41549119817     PISSN: 07351097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2008.01.014     Document Type: Editorial

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