Cardiac resynchronisation in congenital heart disease

Heart

Volumn 95, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 940-947

  Janoušek, Jan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEIPZIG   (Germany)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ATRIOVENTRICULAR BLOCK; CARDIAC RESYNCHRONIZATION THERAPY; CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE; HEART FAILURE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE OUTFLOW TRACT; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE WALL MOTION; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE OUTFLOW TRACT; HEART VENTRICLE PACING; HEART VENTRICLE REMODELING; HUMAN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; TREATMENT INDICATION;

ADOLESCENT; CARDIAC PACING, ARTIFICIAL; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HEART DEFECTS, CONGENITAL; HEART FAILURE; HUMANS; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; VENTRICULAR DYSFUNCTION, LEFT;

EID: 66549108058     PISSN: 13556037     EISSN: 1468201X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/hrt.2008.151266     Document Type: Review

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