Cardiac resynchronization therapy

Current Treatment Options in Cardiovascular Medicine

Volumn 10, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 538-548

  Couri, Daniel M ^a   Mankad, Sunil ^a  

^a Mayo Clinic   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARDIAC RESYNCHRONIZATION THERAPY; CLINICAL TRIAL; HUMAN; NON INVASIVE PROCEDURE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; RELIABILITY; REVIEW; SYSTOLIC HEART FAILURE; THREE DIMENSIONAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

EID: 58849153284     PISSN: 10928464     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11936-008-0046-5     Document Type: Review

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