Limited response to cardiac resynchronization therapy in patients with concomitant right ventricular dysfunction

Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 431-435

  Tabereaux, Paul B ^a   Doppalapudi, Harish ^a   Kay, G Neal ^a   McElderry, H Thomas ^a   Plumb, Vance J ^a   Epstein, Andrew E ^a  

^a University of Alabama at Birmingham and Birmingham Veterans Affairs Medical Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Cardiac resynchronization therapy; Congestive heart failure; Right ventricle; Survival; Transplant

Indexed keywords

SODIUM;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CARDIAC RESYNCHRONIZATION THERAPY; CARDIOMYOPATHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CREATININE BLOOD LEVEL; DEFIBRILLATOR; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FAILURE; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE FAILURE; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MITRAL VALVE REGURGITATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SODIUM BLOOD LEVEL; SURVIVAL RATE; TREATMENT RESPONSE; AGED; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HEART PACING; INCIDENCE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; PREVENTION AND CONTROL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SURVIVAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES;

AGED; ALABAMA; CARDIAC PACING, ARTIFICIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; SURVIVAL RATE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VENTRICULAR DYSFUNCTION, RIGHT;

EID: 77950225552     PISSN: 10453873     EISSN: 15408167     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8167.2009.01634.x     Document Type: Article

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