Cardiac memory in humans: Vectocardiographic quantification in cardiac resynchronization therapy

Clinical Research in Cardiology

Volumn 100, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 51-56

  Padeletti, Luigi ^a   Fantappiè, Chiara ^a   Perrotta, Laura ^a   Ricciardi, Giuseppe ^a   Pieragnoli, Paolo ^a   Chiostri, Marco ^a   Valsecchi, Sergio ^b   Porciani, Maria Cristina ^a   Michelucci, Antonio ^a   Fantini, Fabio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

^b Medtronic Italia   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cardiac memory; Cardiac resynchronization therapy; T wave; Vectorcardiography

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL HEART PACEMAKER; CARDIAC MEMORY; CARDIAC RESYNCHRONIZATION THERAPY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HEART REPOLARIZATION; HUMAN; MALE; QRS COMPLEX; SINUS RHYTHM; T WAVE; VECTORCARDIOGRAPHY;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CARDIAC RESYNCHRONIZATION THERAPY; FEMALE; HEART CONDUCTION SYSTEM; HEART FAILURE; HEART RATE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; VECTORCARDIOGRAPHY;

EID: 79551583555     PISSN: 18610684     EISSN: 18610692     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00392-010-0209-8     Document Type: Article

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