Left ventricular lead position and nonspecific conduction delay are predictors of mortality in patients during cardiac resynchronization therapy

Canadian Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 363-368

  Prochnau, Dirk ^a   Kuehnert, Helmut ^a   Heinke, Matthias ^a   Figulla, Hans R ^a   Surber, Ralf ^a  

^a FRIEDRICH SCHILLER UNIVERSITY JENA   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CARDIAC PATIENT; CARDIAC RESYNCHRONIZATION THERAPY; CARDIOVASCULAR PARAMETERS; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GENDER; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART BUNDLE BRANCH BLOCK; HEART FAILURE; HEART MUSCLE ISCHEMIA; HEART PACING; HEART VENTRICLE CONDUCTION; HEART VENTRICLE SEPTUM; HUMAN; IMPLANTATION; LEFT VENTRICULAR LEAD POSITION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; NEW YORK HEART ASSOCIATION FUNCTIONAL CLASS; PR INTERVAL; PREDICTION; QRS COMPLEX; QT INTERVAL; SINUS RHYTHM;

EID: 79960749375     PISSN: 0828282X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cjca.2010.12.066     Document Type: Article

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