Stimulation rate and the optimal interventricular interval during cardiac resynchronization therapy in patients with chronic atrial fibrillation

PACE - Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology

Volumn 31, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 569-574

  Van Gelder, Berry M ^a   Meijer, Albert ^a   Bracke, Frank A ^a  

^a CATHARINA HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Atrial fibrillation; Cardiac resynchronization therapy; Interventricular interval; Stimulation rate

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CARDIAC RESYNCHRONIZATION THERAPY; CHRONIC DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART FAILURE; HEART HEMODYNAMICS; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE PRESSURE; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE; HEART STIMULATION; HEART VENTRICLE PACING; HUMAN; INVASIVE PROCEDURE; MALE;

AGED; CARDIAC PACING, ARTIFICIAL; CHRONIC DISEASE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART FAILURE; HUMANS; MALE; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VENTRICULAR DYSFUNCTION, LEFT;

EID: 42649144122     PISSN: 01478389     EISSN: 15408159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8159.2008.01042.x     Document Type: Article

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