Pivotal trials of cardiac resynchronization therapy: Evolution to therapy in mild heart failure

Journal of Interventional Cardiac Electrophysiology

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 61-68

  Rickard, John ^a   Wilkoff, Bruce Larry ^a,b  

^a LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Biventricular pacing; Cardiac resynchronization therapy; Cardiomyopathy; Heart failure

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL HEART PACEMAKER; CARDIAC RESYNCHRONIZATION THERAPY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DEVICE INFECTION; ECONOMIC ASPECT; FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEART FAILURE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FAILURE; HEART VENTRICLE REMODELING; HUMAN; MORBIDITY; PATIENT SELECTION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLICATION; RISK;

CARDIAC PACING, ARTIFICIAL; CARDIAC RESYNCHRONIZATION THERAPY; CLINICAL TRIALS AS TOPIC; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DEVICE APPROVAL; HEART FAILURE; HUMANS; PATIENT SELECTION; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VENTRICULAR DYSFUNCTION, LEFT;

EID: 79959570037     PISSN: 1383875X     EISSN: 15728595     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10840-011-9555-3     Document Type: Article

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