Cardiac resynchronization therapy in patients with left ventricular systolic dysfunction and right bundle branch block: A systematic review

Heart Rhythm

Volumn 8, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 1083-1087

  Nery, Pablo B ^a   Ha, Andrew C ^a   Keren, Arieh ^a   Birnie, David H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Bundle branch block; Cardiac resynchronization therapy; Right bundle branch block; Systematic review

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CARDIAC RESYNCHRONIZATION THERAPY; COCHRANE LIBRARY; EMBASE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FAILURE; HEART RIGHT BUNDLE BRANCH BLOCK; HUMAN; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDLINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

BUNDLE-BRANCH BLOCK; CARDIAC RESYNCHRONIZATION THERAPY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART FAILURE; HUMANS; SYSTOLE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VENTRICULAR DYSFUNCTION, LEFT;

EID: 79960002982     PISSN: 15475271     EISSN: 15563871     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.hrthm.2011.01.041     Document Type: Article

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