Effects of cardiac resynchronization therapy in patients unselected for mechanical dyssynchrony

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 143, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 51-56

  Foley, Paul W X ^a   Chalil, Shajil ^a   Khadjooi, Kayvan ^a   Jordan, Paul ^a   Smith, Russell E A ^a   Frenneaux, Michael P ^a   Leyva, Francisco ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cardiac resynchronization therapy; Dyssynchrony; Heart failure

Indexed keywords

ANGIOTENSIN RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; LOOP DIURETIC AGENT; SPIRONOLACTONE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL HEART PACEMAKER; CARDIAC DYSSYNCHRONY; CARDIAC RESYNCHRONIZATION THERAPY; CARDIOMYOPATHY; DEVICE THERAPY; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FUNCTIONAL STATUS; HEART DISEASE; HEART FAILURE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; IMPLANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; PATIENT SELECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QRS COMPLEX; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCORING SYSTEM; SINUS RHYTHM; WALKING; CONVALESCENCE; HEART PACING; KAPLAN MEIER METHOD; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGED; CARDIAC PACING, ARTIFICIAL; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEART FAILURE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; KAPLAN-MEIERS ESTIMATE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITY OF LIFE; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WALKING; KAPLAN-MEIER ESTIMATE;

EID: 77955653276     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2009.01.044     Document Type: Article

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