All cause mortality of cardiac resynchronization therapy with implantable cardioverter defibrillator: A meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 145, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 413-417

  Huang, Yanlan ^a   Wu, Weifeng ^a   Cao, Yunfei ^a   Qu, Nan ^a  

^a GUANGXI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

All cause mortality; Cardiac resynchronization therapy with implantable cardioverter defibrillator; Heart failure; Meta analysis

Indexed keywords

ALL CAUSE MORTALITY; BIBLIOGRAPHIC DATABASE; CARDIAC RESYNCHRONIZATION THERAPY; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL TRIAL; COCHRANE LIBRARY; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; DEFIBRILLATOR; EMBASE; FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION; HEART FAILURE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MEDLINE; META ANALYSIS; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

CARDIAC RESYNCHRONIZATION THERAPY; DEFIBRILLATORS, IMPLANTABLE; HEART FAILURE; HUMANS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC;

EID: 78650018071     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2010.05.016     Document Type: Review

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