Electrocardiographic patterns and long-term clinical outcome in cardiac resynchronization therapy

Europace

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 216-222

  Kronborg, Mads B ^a   Nielsen, Jens C ^a   Mortensen, Peter T ^a  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Biventricular pacing; Bundle branch block; Cardiac resynchronization therapy; Electrocardiogram; Heart failure; Mortality

Indexed keywords

ALDOSTERONE ANTAGONIST; AMIODARONE; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; DIGOXIN; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; LOOP DIURETIC AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CARDIAC RESYNCHRONIZATION THERAPY; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEFIBRILLATOR; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART FAILURE; HEART LEFT BUNDLE BRANCH BLOCK; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HEART RIGHT BUNDLE BRANCH BLOCK; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PR INTERVAL; PREDICTIVE VALIDITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QRS COMPLEX;

AGED; BUNDLE-BRANCH BLOCK; CARDIAC PACING, ARTIFICIAL; DEFIBRILLATORS, IMPLANTABLE; DENMARK; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; KAPLAN-MEIERS ESTIMATE; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 76749157600     PISSN: 10995129     EISSN: 15322092     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/europace/eup364     Document Type: Article

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