Current practice of cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) in the real world: Insights from the European CRT survey

European Heart Journal

Volumn 30, Issue 20, 2009, Pages 2433-2435

  Steffel, Jan ^a   Hürlimann, David ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARDIAC RESYNCHRONIZATION THERAPY; DISEASE SEVERITY; EUROPE; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART FAILURE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HUMAN; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; NOTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QRS COMPLEX; SYMPTOM; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ARRHYTHMIAS, CARDIAC; CARDIAC PACING, ARTIFICIAL; CHRONIC DISEASE; HEART FAILURE; HUMANS; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC;

EID: 76749108469     PISSN: 0195668X     EISSN: 15229645     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehp366     Document Type: Note

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