Biventricular pacing in pacemaker dependency: One size does not fit all

European Journal of Heart Failure

Volumn 13, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 599-601

  Maass, Alexander H ^a   Yu, Cheuk Man ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^b CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATRIOVENTRICULAR BLOCK; BIVENTRICULAR ASSIST DEVICE; BRADYCARDIA; CARDIAC PATIENT; CARDIAC RESYNCHRONIZATION THERAPY; EDITORIAL; HEART ATRIUM PACING; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE ENDSYSTOLIC VOLUME; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FILLING; HUMAN; MITRAL VALVE REGURGITATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYSTOLIC HEART FAILURE;

CARDIAC RESYNCHRONIZATION THERAPY; HUMANS; PACEMAKER, ARTIFICIAL;

EID: 79957866652     PISSN: 13889842     EISSN: 18790844     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/eurjhf/hfr058     Document Type: Editorial

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