Effects of Interruption of Long-Term Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy on Left Ventricular Function and Dyssynchrony

American Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 102, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 718-721

  Ypenburg, Claudia ^a   Van Bommel, Rutger J ^a   Marsan, Nina Ajmone ^a   Delgado, Victoria ^a   Bleeker, Gabe B ^a   van der Wall, Ernst E ^a   Schalij, Martin J ^a   Bax, Jeroen J ^a  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CARDIAC RESYNCHRONIZATION THERAPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE EXACERBATION; DOPPLER ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART FAILURE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HEART PACING; HEART VENTRICLE REMODELING; HUMAN; LONG TERM CARE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MITRAL VALVE REGURGITATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT WITHDRAWAL;

AGED; CARDIAC PACING, ARTIFICIAL; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; EXERCISE TOLERANCE; FEMALE; HEART FAILURE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MITRAL VALVE INSUFFICIENCY; QUALITY OF LIFE; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; STROKE VOLUME; VENTRICULAR DYSFUNCTION, LEFT; VENTRICULAR REMODELING;

EID: 51749100409     PISSN: 00029149     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2008.05.009     Document Type: Article

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