Cardiac resynchronization therapy in patients with mildly impaired left ventricular function

PACE - Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology

Volumn 32, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2009, Pages

  Foley, Paul W X ^a   Stegemann, Berthold ^a,b   Smith, Russell E A ^a   Sanderson, John E ^c   Leyva, Francisco ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b MEDTRONIC BAKKEN RESEARCH CENTER   (Netherlands)

^c University of Birmingham ^*

Author keywords

Cardiac resynchronization therapy; Ejection fraction; Mortality

Indexed keywords

AGED; CARDIAC RESYNCHRONIZATION THERAPY; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART FAILURE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; QUALITY OF LIFE; RISK FACTOR;

AGED; CARDIAC PACING, ARTIFICIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; NETHERLANDS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; STROKE VOLUME; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; SURVIVAL RATE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VENTRICULAR DYSFUNCTION, LEFT;

EID: 60849088249     PISSN: 01478389     EISSN: 15408159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8159.2008.02280.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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