Electrical remodelling in cardiac resynchronization therapy: Decrease in intrinsic QRS duration

Acta Cardiologica

Volumn 66, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 175-180

  Mischke, Karl ^a   Knackstedt, Christian ^b   Fache, Kerstin ^a   Reith, Sebastian ^a   Rana, Obaida ^a   Saygili, Erol ^a   Gemein, Christopher ^a   Becker, Michael ^a   Marx, Nikolaus ^a   Schauerte, Patrick ^a  

^a RWTH AACHEN UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Biventricular pacing; Cardiac resynchronization therapy; Congestive heart failure; QRS duration

Indexed keywords

ALDOSTERONE ANTAGONIST; AMIODARONE; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; DIGOXIN; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; DIURETIC AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CARDIAC RESYNCHRONIZATION THERAPY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONGESTIVE CARDIOMYOPATHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTRICAL REMODELLING; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; FEMALE; HEART FAILURE; HEART PACING; HUMAN; IMPLANTATION; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; MALE; QRS COMPLEX; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

EID: 79955768861     PISSN: 00015385     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/ac.66.2.2071248     Document Type: Article

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