Chronic ventricular pacing in children: Toward prevention of pacing-induced heart disease

Heart Failure Reviews

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 305-314

  Van Geldorp, Irene E ^a,b   Vanagt, Ward Y ^a,b,c   Prinzen, Frits W ^a   Delhaas, Tammo ^a,b  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Dyssynchrony; Pacing; Pediatrics; Prevention; Ventricular

Indexed keywords

ARTIFICIAL HEART PACEMAKER; ATRIOVENTRICULAR BLOCK; CARDIAC RESYNCHRONIZATION THERAPY; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CHILD; CHRONIC VENTRICULAR PACING; CONGENITAL HEART MALFORMATION; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROSTIMULATION; HEART FAILURE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FAILURE; HEART MUSCLE CONDUCTION DISTURBANCE; HEART PACING; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE; HEART STIMULATION; HEART VENTRICLE REMODELING; HUMAN; PACING INDUCED DYSSYNCHRONY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HEART MUSCLE CONDUCTION SYSTEM; HEART VENTRICLE; METHODOLOGY;

ATRIOVENTRICULAR BLOCK; CARDIAC PACING, ARTIFICIAL; CHILD; HEART CONDUCTION SYSTEM; HEART VENTRICLES; HUMANS; VENTRICULAR DYSFUNCTION, LEFT;

EID: 80051766535     PISSN: 13824147     EISSN: 15737322     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10741-010-9207-1     Document Type: Review

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