The relationship of bipolar left ventricular pacing stimulus intensity to cardiac depolarization and repolarization in humans with cardiac resynchronization devices

Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 645-649

  Theis, Cathrin ^a   Bavikati, Venkata V ^a   Langberg, Jonathan J ^a   Lloyd, Michael S ^a,b  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Device for heart failure; Left ventricular pacing; Proarrhythmia; QRS duration; QT prolongation; Resynchronization therapy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL HEART PACEMAKER; CARDIAC RESYNCHRONIZATION THERAPY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECG ABNORMALITY; FEMALE; HEART DEPOLARIZATION; HEART FAILURE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE; HEART PACING; HEART REPOLARIZATION; HEART STIMULATION; HEART VENTRICLE CONDUCTION; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QRS COMPLEX; QT INTERVAL; SINUS NODE;

BODY SURFACE POTENTIAL MAPPING; CARDIAC PACING, ARTIFICIAL; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART CONDUCTION SYSTEM; HEART RATE; HEART VENTRICLES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 66549087497     PISSN: 10453873     EISSN: 15408167     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8167.2008.01378.x     Document Type: Article

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