Optimizing Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy in Advanced Heart Failure

Congestive Heart Failure

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 147-151

  Mullens, Wilfried ^a   Wilson Tang, Wai Hong ^b  

^a DEPARTMENT OF CARDIOLOGY   (Belgium)

^b LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CARDIAC RESYNCHRONIZATION THERAPY; CARDIOLOGIST; CASE REPORT; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART FAILURE; HEART VENTRICLE REMODELING; HUMAN; MALE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

ADULT; CARDIAC RESYNCHRONIZATION THERAPY; CARDIOMYOPATHIES; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART FAILURE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RADIOGRAPHY, THORACIC;

EID: 79957530625     PISSN: 15275299     EISSN: 17517133     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1751-7133.2011.00218.x     Document Type: Review

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