Cardiac resynchronization therapy in patients with class I-II heart failure and a wide QRS: A cautionary note

Circulation

Volumn 123, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 203-208

  Tang, W H Wilson ^a   Francis, Gary S ^b  

^a LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARVEDILOL; CORONARY VASODILATING AGENT;

ADVERSE OUTCOME; ARTICLE; CARDIAC RESYNCHRONIZATION THERAPY; CARDIOMYOPATHY; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL TRIAL (TOPIC); COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DEFIBRILLATOR; DEVICE SAFETY; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DISEASE COURSE; FUNCTIONAL STATUS; HEALTH CARE COST; HEART FAILURE; HEART INFARCTION; HEART LEFT BUNDLE BRANCH BLOCK; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HEART PROTECTION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QRS COMPLEX; SYSTOLIC DYSFUNCTION; THERAPY DELAY; TREATMENT INDICATION; WIDE QRS;

CARDIAC RESYNCHRONIZATION THERAPY; DEFIBRILLATORS, IMPLANTABLE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART FAILURE; HUMANS; KAPLAN-MEIER ESTIMATE; QUALITY OF LIFE; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 78751604828     PISSN: 00097322     EISSN: 15244539     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.110.984526     Document Type: Article

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