Advantage of optimizing V-V timing in cardiac resynchronization therapy devices

PACE - Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology

Volumn 33, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 1161-1168

  Duvall, W Lane ^a   Hansalia, Riple ^a   Wijetunga, Melanie N ^a   Buckley, Samantha ^a   Fischer, Avi ^a  

^a MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

cardiac resynchronization therapy; heart failure; optimization

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CARDIAC RESYNCHRONIZATION THERAPY; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART EJECTION FRACTION; HEART FAILURE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; STUDENT T TEST;

AGED; BUNDLE-BRANCH BLOCK; CARDIAC RESYNCHRONIZATION THERAPY DEVICES; CARDIOMYOPATHIES; FEMALE; HEART FAILURE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STROKE VOLUME; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 77957343439     PISSN: 01478389     EISSN: 15408159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8159.2010.02806.x     Document Type: Article

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