The use of impedance cardiography for optimizing the interventricular stimulation interval in cardiac resynchronization therapy-a comparison with left ventricular contractility

Journal of Interventional Cardiac Electrophysiology

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 223-228

  Sciaraffia, Elena ^a   Malmborg, Helena ^a   Lönnerholm, Stefan ^a   Blomström, Per ^a   Blomström Lundqvist, Carina ^a  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Cardiac resynchronization therapy; Impedance cardiography; VV interval optimization

Indexed keywords

ANGIOTENSIN RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; LOOP DIURETIC AGENT; SPIRONOLACTONE;

AGED; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL HEART PACEMAKER; CARDIAC RESYNCHRONIZATION THERAPY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONGESTIVE CARDIOMYOPATHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOPPLER ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART FAILURE; HEART LEFT BUNDLE BRANCH BLOCK; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE CONTRACTILITY; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HEART OUTPUT MEASUREMENT; HEART VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HEART VENTRICLE PACING; HUMAN; IMPEDANCE CARDIOGRAPHY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SARCOIDOSIS;

AGED; CARDIAC PACING, ARTIFICIAL; FEMALE; HEART FAILURE; HUMANS; MALE; PLETHYSMOGRAPHY, IMPEDANCE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STROKE VOLUME; THERAPY, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VENTRICULAR DYSFUNCTION, LEFT;

EID: 68749098272     PISSN: 1383875X     EISSN: 15728595     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10840-009-9367-x     Document Type: Article

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