Measurement of QRS duration for biventricular pacing optimization

ASAIO Journal

Volumn 54, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 335-340

  Albright, Catherine M ^a   Quinn, T Alexander ^b   Berberian, George ^a   Cabreriza, Santos E ^a   Garofalo, Cara A ^a   Weinberg, Alan D ^a   Dizon, Jose M ^a   Spotnitz, Henry M ^a,c  

^a Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

^b College of Physicians and Surgeons ^*  (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AORTIC FLOW; BIVENTRICULAR PACING; CARDIAC CYCLES; CARDIAC OUTPUT; CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURES; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; DOUBLE PEAK; ELECTRODE ARRAYS; LEFT VENTRICULAR; PRESSURE OVERLOAD; PULMONARY ARTERY; R VALUE; RIGHT VENTRICULAR; VENTRICULAR FUNCTIONS;

ORGANIC POLYMERS;

OPTIMIZATION;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; AORTA FLOW; ARTICLE; CARDIAC RESYNCHRONIZATION THERAPY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; ELECTRODE; HEART BLOCK; HEART CYCLE; HEART OUTPUT; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE PRESSURE; HEART VENTRICLE FUNCTION; MALE; MECHANICAL PROBE; NONHUMAN; PULMONARY ARTERY; QRS COMPLEX; ANIMAL; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART; HEART PACING; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HEART VENTRICLE; METHODOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; SWINE;

ANIMALS; CARDIAC OUTPUT; CARDIAC PACING, ARTIFICIAL; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART; HEART VENTRICLES; MALE; SWINE; VENTRICULAR DYSFUNCTION, RIGHT;

EID: 51149116857     PISSN: 10582916     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MAT.0b013e31817b5b29     Document Type: Article

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