Strength duration curve for left ventricular epicardial stimulation in patients undergoing cardiac resynchronization therapy

PACE - Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology

Volumn 32, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 1146-1151

  Dhar, Sunil K ^a   Heston, Karen J ^b   Madrak, Linda J ^b   Shah, Bindi K ^c   Deger, Florin T ^c,d   Greenberg, Richard M ^c  

^a EPISCOPAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b TEMPLE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c TEMPLE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d TEMPLE UNIVERSITY HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

Cardiac resynchronization; Chronaxie; Strength duration curve

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL HEART PACEMAKER; CARDIAC RESYNCHRONIZATION THERAPY; CHRONAXY; ELECTRODE; ENDOCARDIUM; EPICARDIUM; FEMALE; HEART ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE;

AGED; CARDIAC PACING, ARTIFICIAL; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PACEMAKER, ARTIFICIAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VENTRICULAR DYSFUNCTION, LEFT;

EID: 69849112794     PISSN: 01478389     EISSN: 15408159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8159.2009.02456.x     Document Type: Article

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