Upgrade and de novo cardiac resynchronization therapy: Impact of paced or intrinsic QRS morphology on outcomes and survival

Heart Rhythm

Volumn 6, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 1439-1447

  Wokhlu, Anita ^a   Rea, Robert F ^a   Asirvatham, Samuel J ^a   Webster, Tracy ^a   Brooke, Kelly ^a   Hodge, David O ^a   Wiste, Heather J ^a   Dong, YingXue ^a   Hayes, David L ^a   Cha, Yong Mei ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

Biventricular pacing; Cardiac resynchronization therapy; Left bundle branch block; QRS morphology; Right bundle branch block; Upgrade; Ventricular pacing

Indexed keywords

ANGIOTENSIN RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CREATININE; DIGOXIN; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; HEMOGLOBIN;

AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; CARDIAC RESYNCHRONIZATION THERAPY; CARDIOMYOPATHY; CHRONIC HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; CLINICAL CLASSIFICATION; CREATININE BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG USE; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GENDER; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART FAILURE; HEART LEFT BUNDLE BRANCH BLOCK; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE ENDDIASTOLIC VOLUME; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE ENDSYSTOLIC VOLUME; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HEART PACING; HEART RIGHT BUNDLE BRANCH BLOCK; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE DYSFUNCTION; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE PACING; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE SYSTOLIC PRESSURE; HEART VENTRICLE CONDUCTION; HEMOGLOBIN BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; ISCHEMIC CARDIOMYOPATHY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MITRAL VALVE REGURGITATION; MORTALITY; NEW YORK HEART ASSOCIATION FUNCTIONAL CLASSIFICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QRS COMPLEX; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SURVIVAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; FOLLOW UP; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART BUNDLE BRANCH BLOCK; HEART MUSCLE CONDUCTION SYSTEM; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PROGNOSIS;

AGED; ARRHYTHMIAS, CARDIAC; BUNDLE-BRANCH BLOCK; CARDIAC PACING, ARTIFICIAL; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEART CONDUCTION SYSTEM; HEART FAILURE; HUMANS; MALE; PROGNOSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 77949530258     PISSN: 15475271     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.hrthm.2009.07.009     Document Type: Article

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