Left Ventricular Conduction Delays and Relation to QRS Configuration in Patients With Left Ventricular Dysfunction

American Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 103, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 1578-1585

  Varma, Niraj ^a  

^a LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CARDIAC RESYNCHRONIZATION THERAPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEART FAILURE; HEART LEFT BUNDLE BRANCH BLOCK; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE CONTRACTILITY; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HEART MUSCLE CONDUCTION DISTURBANCE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QRS COMPLEX; QUANTITATIVE DIAGNOSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CARDIAC PACING, ARTIFICIAL; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGIC TECHNIQUES, CARDIAC; FEMALE; HEART CONDUCTION SYSTEM; HEART FAILURE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; VENTRICULAR DYSFUNCTION, LEFT;

EID: 65649105779     PISSN: 00029149     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2009.01.379     Document Type: Article

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