Impact of segmental left ventricle lead position on cardiac resynchronization therapy outcomes

Heart Rhythm

Volumn 7, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 639-644

  Merchant, Faisal M ^a   Heist, E Kevin ^a   McCarty, David ^a   Kumar, Prabhat ^a   Das, Saumya ^a   Blendea, Dan ^a   Ellinor, Patrick T ^a   Mela, Theofanie ^a   Picard, Michael H ^a   Ruskin, Jeremy N ^a   Singh, Jagmeet P ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Cardiac resynchronization therapy; Heart failure; Myocardial contraction; Pacemakers; Remodeling

Indexed keywords

AGED; ALL CAUSE MORTALITY; ARTICLE; CARDIAC RESYNCHRONIZATION THERAPY; CORONARY SINUS; EVENT FREE SURVIVAL; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART FAILURE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HEART VENTRICLE REMODELING; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; ISCHEMIC CARDIOMYOPATHY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PHLEBOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TREATMENT DURATION; CARDIOMYOPATHY; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; ELECTRODE; HEALTH SURVEY; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HEART MUSCLE; HEART PACING; HEART STROKE VOLUME; HEART VENTRICLE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; STATISTICS; SYSTOLE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES;

AGED; CARDIAC PACING, ARTIFICIAL; CARDIOMYOPATHIES; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; ELECTRODES, IMPLANTED; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HEART FAILURE; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HEART VENTRICLES; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; MALE; MASSACHUSETTS; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; MYOCARDIUM; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STROKE VOLUME; SYSTOLE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VENTRICULAR FUNCTION, LEFT;

EID: 78650677597     PISSN: 15475271     EISSN: 15563871     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.hrthm.2010.01.035     Document Type: Article

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