Fluctuation of left ventricular thresholds and required safety margin for left ventricular pacing with cardiac resynchronization therapy

Europace

Volumn 11, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 931-936

  Burri, Haran ^a   Gerritse, Bart ^b   Davenport, Lynn ^c   Demas, Myriam ^b   Sticherling, Christian ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Switzerland)

^b MEDTRONIC BAKKEN RESEARCH CENTER   (Netherlands)

^c MEDTRONIC INC   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL BASEL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Cardiac resynchronization therapy; Left ventricular capture management; Pacing; Threshold

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; BIOMEDICAL TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT; CARDIAC RESYNCHRONIZATION THERAPY; CLINICAL TRIAL; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE; HEART VENTRICLE PACING; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT;

CARDIAC PACING, ARTIFICIAL; DIAGNOSIS, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART FAILURE; HUMANS; MALE; THERAPY, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; VENTRICULAR DYSFUNCTION, LEFT;

EID: 67650921919     PISSN: 10995129     EISSN: 15322092     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/europace/eup105     Document Type: Article

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