Cardiac resynchronization therapy: Which device to implant?

Archives of Cardiovascular Diseases

Volumn 101, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 55-60

  Leclercq, C ^a,b   Mabo, C ^a   Daubert, J C ^a  

^a RENNES UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

^b PONTCHAILLOU UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

Cardiac pacing; Cardiac resynchronization therapy; Heart failure; Intracardiac cardioverter defibrillator

Indexed keywords

AMIODARONE; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; EPLERENONE; LOOP DIURETIC AGENT; PLACEBO; SPIRONOLACTONE;

ARTIFICIAL HEART PACEMAKER; CARDIAC RESYNCHRONIZATION THERAPY; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMORBIDITY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DEFIBRILLATOR; DEVICE; DISEASE SEVERITY; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART FAILURE; HEART HEMODYNAMICS; HOME MONITORING; HUMAN; IMPLANT; LIFE EXPECTANCY; REVIEW; SUDDEN DEATH; TREATMENT INDICATION;

EID: 41549134412     PISSN: 18752136     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1875-2136(08)70256-0     Document Type: Review

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