The Riddle of Determining Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy Response. A Physiologic Approach to Dyssynchrony Therapy

Journal of the American College of Cardiology

Volumn 52, Issue 17, 2008, Pages 1410-1412

  Marwick, Thomas H ^a   Starling, Randall C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b CLEVELAND CLINIC LERNER COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

cardiac resynchronization therapy; echocardiography; heart failure

Indexed keywords

CARDIAC RESYNCHRONIZATION THERAPY; DEVICE THERAPY; EDITORIAL; EXERCISE INTENSITY; FOLLOW UP; HEART FAILURE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE VOLUME; HEART VENTRICLE REMODELING; HEMODYNAMIC PARAMETERS; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; IMPLANTATION; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QRS COMPLEX; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

CARDIAC PACING, ARTIFICIAL; HEART FAILURE; HUMANS; VENTRICULAR DYSFUNCTION, LEFT;

EID: 53449094237     PISSN: 07351097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2008.07.036     Document Type: Editorial

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