What is the level of evidence for combined cardiac resynchronization and defibrillation therapy in heart failure?

European Heart Journal

Volumn 29, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 682-683

  Lam, Simon K H ^a   Owen, Andrew ^b  

^a Chi Lin Medical Centre   (Hong Kong)

^b Canterbury Hospital   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

CARDIAC RESYNCHRONIZATION THERAPY; DEFIBRILLATION; DEFIBRILLATOR; HEART FAILURE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HUMAN; LETTER; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QRS COMPLEX; SURVIVAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; CARDIOVERSION; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HEART PACING; METHODOLOGY; MULTIMODALITY CANCER THERAPY; NOTE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; STANDARD;

CARDIAC PACING, ARTIFICIAL; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; ELECTRIC COUNTERSHOCK; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HEART FAILURE; HUMANS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC;

EID: 48049106266     PISSN: 0195668X     EISSN: 15229645     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehm646     Document Type: Letter

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