Incremental prognostic value of combining left ventricular lead position and systolic dyssynchrony in predicting long-term survival after cardiac resynchronization therapy

Clinical Science

Volumn 117, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 397-404

  Zhang, Qing ^a   Yip, Gabriel W K ^a   Chan, Yat Sun ^a   Fung, Jeffrey W H ^a   Chan, Winnie ^b   Lam, Yat Yin ^a   Yu, Cheuk Man ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b NORTH DISTRICT HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Cardiac resynchronization therapy; Dyssynchrony; Heart failure; Left ventricular lead, mortality

Indexed keywords

ANGIOTENSIN RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; ANTITHROMBOCYTIC AGENT; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; DIGOXIN; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; DIURETIC AGENT; NITRATE; SPIRONOLACTONE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL HEART PACEMAKER; CARDIAC RESYNCHRONIZATION THERAPY; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOPPLER ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FLUOROSCOPY; FOLLOW UP; HEART FAILURE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; SURVIVAL TIME; SYSTOLE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGED; CARDIAC PACING, ARTIFICIAL; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, DOPPLER; EPIDEMIOLOGIC METHODS; FEMALE; HEART FAILURE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROGNOSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VENTRICULAR FUNCTION, LEFT; VENTRICULAR REMODELING;

EID: 70350543888     PISSN: 01435221     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1042/CS20080580     Document Type: Article

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