Cardiac resynchronization therapy for mild heart failure: The time has come

Circulation

Volumn 123, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 195-202

  Reynolds, Carl R ^a   Gold, Michael R ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL COENZYME A REDUCTASE INHIBITOR;

ARTICLE; CARDIAC RESYNCHRONIZATION THERAPY; DEFIBRILLATOR; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE COST; HEART EJECTION FRACTION; HEART FAILURE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE ENDDIASTOLIC VOLUME; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE ENDSYSTOLIC VOLUME; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTHESIS FAILURE; PROSTHESIS INFECTION; QRS COMPLEX; QUALITY OF LIFE; TREATMENT INDICATION;

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

EID: 78751660752     PISSN: 00097322     EISSN: 15244539     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.110.959056     Document Type: Article

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