Editorial: Atrial arrhythmias after cardiac resynchronization therapy: An inverse correlation with achieving 100% biventricular pacing and cardiac resynchronization therapy effectiveness

Europace

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 9-10

  Gasparini, Maurizio ^a   Cappelleri, Alessio ^a  

^a HUMANITAS CLINICAL AND RESEARCH CENTER   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARDIAC PATIENT; CARDIAC RESYNCHRONIZATION THERAPY; CATHETER ABLATION; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; EDITORIAL; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART FAILURE; HEART VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HEART VENTRICLE REMODELING; HUMAN; PAROXYSMAL SUPRAVENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA; PATIENT MONITORING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT RESPONSE; AGED; COMORBIDITY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; EUROPE; FEMALE; HEART PACING; INCIDENCE; MALE; METHODOLOGY; NOTE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

AGED; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CARDIAC PACING, ARTIFICIAL; COMORBIDITY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY, AMBULATORY; EUROPE; FEMALE; HEART FAILURE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 73849116693     PISSN: 10995129     EISSN: 15322092     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/europace/eup396     Document Type: Editorial

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