Wood shop, Sun Tzu, and patient selection for cardiac resynchronization therapy

Heart Rhythm

Volumn 8, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 1095-1098

  Sweeney, Michael O ^a  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARDIAC RESYNCHRONIZATION THERAPY; EDITORIAL; HEART FAILURE; HEART RIGHT BUNDLE BRANCH BLOCK; HUMAN; PATIENT SELECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; ATRIOVENTRICULAR NODE; BUNDLE-BRANCH BLOCK; CARDIAC RESYNCHRONIZATION THERAPY; HEART FAILURE; HUMANS; VENTRICULAR DYSFUNCTION, LEFT;

EID: 79959926716     PISSN: 15475271     EISSN: 15563871     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.hrthm.2011.03.013     Document Type: Editorial

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