Measuring impedance in congestive heart failure: Current options and clinical applications

American Heart Journal

Volumn 157, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 402-411

  Tang, W H Wilson ^a   Tong, Wilson ^b  

^a LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE; DEFIBRILLATOR; ELECTRIC CURRENT; ELECTRODE; HEART CYCLE; HEART OUTPUT; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMAN; IMPEDANCE; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PACEMAKER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

AORTA; CARDIAC OUTPUT; CARDIOGRAPHY, IMPEDANCE; CORONARY CIRCULATION; ELECTRODES, IMPLANTED; HEART FAILURE; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMANS; MODELS, CARDIOVASCULAR; MYOCARDIAL CONTRACTION; STROKE VOLUME;

EID: 60749084667     PISSN: 00028703     EISSN: 10976744     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ahj.2008.10.016     Document Type: Review

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