Optimization of AV and VV delays in the real-world CRT patient population: An international survey on current clinical practice

PACE - Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology

Volumn 32, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2009, Pages

  Gras, Daniel ^a,e   Gupta, Manish S ^b   Boulogne, Eric ^c   Guzzo, Lisa ^c   Abraham, William T ^d  

^a Nouvelles Cliniques Nantaises   (France)

^b ST JUDE MEDICAL   (United States)

^c St Jude Medical   (Belgium)

^d OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e NONE   (France)

Author keywords

Atrioventricular delay; Cardiac resynchronization therapy; Heart failure; Interventricular delay

Indexed keywords

ATRIOVENTRICULAR CONDUCTION; CARDIAC RESYNCHRONIZATION THERAPY; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEART HEMODYNAMICS; HEART VENTRICLE CONDUCTION; HUMAN; PATIENT CARE; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

CARDIAC PACING, ARTIFICIAL; DATA COLLECTION; INTERNATIONALITY; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; QUALITY CONTROL; THERAPY, COMPUTER-ASSISTED;

EID: 60849099034     PISSN: 01478389     EISSN: 15408159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8159.2008.02294.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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