Electrical dyssynchrony and resynchronization in tetralogy of Fallot

Heart Rhythm

Volumn 8, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 909-914

  Thambo, Jean Benoit ^a,b   De Guillebon, Maxime ^a   Dos Santos, Pierre ^a,b   Xhaet, Olivier ^a   Ploux, Sylvain ^a   Iriart, Xavier ^a,b   Haissaguerre, Michel ^a   Bordachar, Pierre ^a,b  

^a BORDEAUX UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

^b INSERM   (France)

Author keywords

Cardiac resynchronization therapy; Congenital heart disease; Heart failure; Implantable cardioverter defibrillator; Tetralogy of Fallot

Indexed keywords

ATRIOVENTRICULAR BLOCK; CARDIAC RESYNCHRONIZATION THERAPY; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE; DEFIBRILLATION; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; FALLOT TETRALOGY; HEART ACCESSORY CONDUCTION PATHWAY; HEART CONDUCTION; HEART ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HEART FUNCTION; HEART HEMODYNAMICS; HEART INDEX; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FAILURE; HEART MUSCLE FIBROSIS; HEART RIGHT BUNDLE BRANCH BLOCK; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE OVERLOAD; HEART STIMULATION; HEART VENTRICLE CONTRACTILITY; HEART VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HEART VENTRICLE REMODELING; HIS BUNDLE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LONG TERM CARE; NONHUMAN; PEROPERATIVE CARE; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QRS COMPLEX; REVIEW; TREATMENT INDICATION;

EID: 79957687351     PISSN: 15475271     EISSN: 15563871     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.hrthm.2010.12.044     Document Type: Article

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