Optimizing atrioventricular and interventricular intervals following cardiac resynchronization therapy

Expert Review of Cardiovascular Therapy

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 185-197

  Nayar, Vikrant ^a   Khan, Fakhar Z ^a   Pugh, Peter J ^a  

^a ADDENBROOKE S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

atrioventricular; biventricular; cardiac resynchronization therapy; interventricular; optimization; pacemaker; postimplantation

Indexed keywords

AORTA VALVE; ATRIOVENTRICULAR CONDUCTION; CARDIAC RESYNCHRONIZATION THERAPY; CORONARY ARTERY BLOOD FLOW; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART ATRIUM CONTRACTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE OUTFLOW TRACT; HEART OUTPUT MEASUREMENT; HEART PERFORMANCE; HEART VENTRICLE CONTRACTION; HUMAN; MITRAL VALVE; MITRAL VALVE REGURGITATION; REVIEW; TISSUE DOPPLER IMAGING;

CARDIAC OUTPUT; CARDIAC RESYNCHRONIZATION THERAPY; CARDIAC RESYNCHRONIZATION THERAPY DEVICES; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HEART; HEART FAILURE; HUMANS; MONITORING, PHYSIOLOGIC; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC;

EID: 79952169310     PISSN: 14779072     EISSN: 17448344     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1586/erc.10.187     Document Type: Review

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