Bradycardiomyopathy: The case for a causative relationship between severe sinus bradycardia and heart failure

Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology

Volumn 21, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 822-824

  Caliskan, Kadir ^a   Balk, Aggie H M M ^a   Jordaens, Luc ^a   Szili Torok, Tamas ^a  

^a ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

aortic regurgitation; bradycardia; heart failure; pacing; pseudo noncompaction cardiomyopathy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AORTA VALVE PROLAPSE; AORTA VALVE REGURGITATION; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL HEART PACEMAKER; CARDIOMYOPATHY; CARDIOVASCULAR PARAMETERS; CASE REPORT; DIASTOLE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; EXERCISE TEST; EXERCISE TOLERANCE; FATIGUE; HEART ATRIUM ENLARGEMENT; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FAILURE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE HYPERTROPHY; HEART RATE; HEART RATE AND RHYTHM; HEART VENTRICLE OVERLOAD; HOLTER MONITORING; HUMAN; MALE; NONCOMPACTION CARDIOMYOPATHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SINUS BRADYCARDIA; SINUS RHYTHM; TRANSTHORACIC ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; BRADYCARDIA; CARDIOMYOPATHIES; COMPLICATION; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART FAILURE; HEART FUNCTION TEST; HEART PACING; HEMODYNAMICS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; SINUS NODE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; BRADYCARDIA; CARDIAC PACING, ARTIFICIAL; CARDIOMYOPATHIES; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGIC TECHNIQUES, CARDIAC; HEART FAILURE; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMANS; MALE; PACEMAKER, ARTIFICIAL; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; SINOATRIAL NODE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 77954055400     PISSN: 10453873     EISSN: 15408167     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8167.2009.01704.x     Document Type: Article

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