Measurement precision in the optimization of cardiac therapy resynchronization

Circulation: Heart Failure

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 395-404

  Turcott, Robert G ^a   Witteles, Ronald M ^a   Wang, Jaul J ^a   Vagelos, Randall H ^a   Fowler, Michael B ^a   Ashley, Euan A ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

AV delay; Cardiac resynchronization therapy; Echocardiography; Impedance cardiography; Interventricular interval; Pacing optimization

Indexed keywords

A WAVE; ACCURACY; AGED; AORTA; ARTICLE; CARDIAC RESYNCHRONIZATION THERAPY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART FUNCTION; HEART STROKE VOLUME; HUMAN; IMPEDANCE CARDIOGRAPHY; MALE; MEASUREMENT; PHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; ARTIFICIAL HEART PACEMAKER; CARDIOVERSION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; DEFIBRILLATOR; DOPPLER ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART ATRIOVENTRICULAR NODE; HEART FAILURE; HEART PACING; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REACTION TIME; REPRODUCIBILITY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ATRIOVENTRICULAR NODE; CARDIAC PACING, ARTIFICIAL; CARDIOGRAPHY, IMPEDANCE; DEFIBRILLATORS, IMPLANTABLE; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, DOPPLER; ELECTRIC COUNTERSHOCK; FEMALE; HEART FAILURE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PACEMAKER, ARTIFICIAL; REACTION TIME; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; STROKE VOLUME;

EID: 77954704756     PISSN: 19413289     EISSN: 19413297     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/CIRCHEARTFAILURE.109.900076     Document Type: Article

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