Critical appraisal of the use of cardiac resynchronization therapy beyond current guidelines

Journal of the American College of Cardiology

Volumn 56, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 754-762

  Van Bommel, Rutger J ^a   Delgado, Victoria ^a   Schalij, Martin J ^a   Bax, Jeroen J ^a  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

cardiac resynchronization therapy; heart failure; outcome; review

Indexed keywords

CARDIAC RESYNCHRONIZATION THERAPY; DEFIBRILLATION; DISEASE COURSE; FOLLOW UP; FUTUROLOGY; HEART FAILURE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE DP-DT; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FAILURE; HEART VENTRICLE REMODELING; HUMAN; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QRS COMPLEX; REVIEW; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SYSTOLIC DYSFUNCTION; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

AGED; CARDIAC PACING, ARTIFICIAL; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART FAILURE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; VENTRICULAR DYSFUNCTION, LEFT; VENTRICULAR REMODELING;

EID: 77956168386     PISSN: 07351097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2010.04.035     Document Type: Review

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