Hemodynamics and prognosis after primary cardiac resynchronization system implantation compared to "upgrade" procedures

PACE - Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology

Volumn 31, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 1265-1271

  Nägele, Herbert ^a   Dodeck, Julia ^a   Behrens, Stefan ^a   Azizi, Mojgan ^a   Hashagen, Sandra ^a   Eisermann, Christine ^a   Castel, Maria A ^b  

^a Medical Department   (Germany)

^b HOSPITAL CLÍNIC   (Spain)

Author keywords

Cardiac resynchronization; Heart failure; Prognosis; Right ventricular stimulation

Indexed keywords

BRAIN NATRIURETIC PEPTIDE;

AGED; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL HEART PACEMAKER; CARDIAC RESYNCHRONIZATION THERAPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOPPLER ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART INDEX; HEART LEFT BUNDLE BRANCH BLOCK; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HEART PREEJECTION PERIOD; HEART STIMULATION; HEART VENTRICLE PRESSURE; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PROGNOSIS; QUALITY OF LIFE;

AGED; BUNDLE-BRANCH BLOCK; CARDIAC PACING, ARTIFICIAL; FEMALE; GERMANY; HEART FAILURE; HUMANS; MALE; PREVALENCE; PROGNOSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 51849163327     PISSN: 01478389     EISSN: 15408159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8159.2008.01176.x     Document Type: Article

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