An early phase of slow myocardial activation may be necessary in order to benefit from cardiac resynchronization therapy

Journal of Electrocardiology

Volumn 41, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 531-535

  Shannon, Joanne ^a,b   Navarro, Cesar O ^a   McEntee, Tony ^a   Riddell, Gareth ^a   Adgey, Jennifer A ^a   Lau, Ernest W ^a  

^a ROYAL VICTORIA HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cardiac resynchronization therapy; Electrical dyssynchrony; Electrocardiographic imaging

Indexed keywords

BRAIN NATRIURETIC PEPTIDE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CARDIAC RESYNCHRONIZATION THERAPY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART FUNCTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HEART MUSCLE OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; HEART VENTRICLE ENDDIASTOLIC PRESSURE; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUBARACHNOID HEMORRHAGE; THORAX WALL;

CARDIAC PACING, ARTIFICIAL; CARDIOMYOPATHIES; DIAGNOSIS, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; THERAPY, COMPUTER-ASSISTED;

EID: 55649109625     PISSN: 00220736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jelectrocard.2008.07.028     Document Type: Article

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