Improvement of P wave dispersion after cardiac resynchronization therapy for heart failure

Journal of Electrocardiology

Volumn 42, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 334-338

  Ding, Ligang ^a   Hua, Wei ^a   Zhang, Shu ^a   Chu, Jianmin ^a   Chen, Keping ^a   Wang, Fangzheng ^a   Chen, Xin ^a  

^a FUWAI HOSPITAL   (China)

Author keywords

Atrial fibrillation; Cardiac resynchronization therapy; Heart failure; P wave dispersion

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CARDIAC RESYNCHRONIZATION THERAPY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART FAILURE; HEART LEFT ATRIUM; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HUMAN; MALE; P WAVE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ARRHYTHMIAS, CARDIAC; CARDIAC PACING, ARTIFICIAL; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART FAILURE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 67249104954     PISSN: 00220736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jelectrocard.2009.02.005     Document Type: Article

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