Atrioventricular and interventricular delay optimization in cardiac resynchronization therapy: Physiological principles and overview of available methods

Heart Failure Reviews

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 263-276

  Houthuizen, Patrick ^a   Bracke, Frank A L E ^a   Van Gelder, Berry M ^a  

^a CATHARINA HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Atrioventricular delay; Cardiac resynchronization therapy; Heart failure; Interventricular delay; Physiology

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHM; AORTA VALVE; ATRIOVENTRICULAR DELAY; AUTOMATION; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; CARDIAC RESYNCHRONIZATION THERAPY; DIASTOLE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROGRAPHY; ELECTROSTIMULATION; EXERCISE; HEART CONDUCTION; HEART CONTRACTION; HEART ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HEART FAILURE; HEART HEMODYNAMICS; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE OUTFLOW TRACT; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE PRESSURE; HEART MUSCLE CONDUCTION DISTURBANCE; HEART PERFORMANCE; HEART STROKE VOLUME; HEART VENTRICLE PACING; HUMAN; INTERVENTRICULAR DELAY; LONG TERM CARE; MECHANICAL STIMULATION; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHOTOELECTRIC PLETHYSMOGRAPHY; PRESSURE VOLUME CURVE; PROCESS OPTIMIZATION; REVIEW; SYSTOLE; HEART ATRIUM; HEART VENTRICLE; HEART VENTRICLE FUNCTION; TIME; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

CARDIAC RESYNCHRONIZATION THERAPY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; EXERCISE; HEART ATRIA; HEART FAILURE; HEART VENTRICLES; HUMANS; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VENTRICULAR FUNCTION;

EID: 80051707529     PISSN: 13824147     EISSN: 15737322     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10741-010-9215-1     Document Type: Review

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