Letter by Shanmugam et al regarding article, "primary results from the smartdelay determined AV optimization: A comparison to other AV delay methods used in cardiac resynchronization therapy (SMART-AV) trial: A randomized trial comparing empirical, echocardiography-guided, and algorithmic atrioventricular delay programming in cardiac resynchronization therapy"

Circulation

Volumn 124, Issue 6, 2011, Pages

  Shanmugam, Nesan ^a   Borgulya, Gabor ^b   Anderson, Lisa ^a  

^a ST GEORGE'S UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b ST GEORGE'S UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ALGORITHM; ATRIOVENTRICULAR OPTIMIZATION; CARDIAC RESYNCHRONIZATION THERAPY; CARDIOVASCULAR PARAMETERS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART ATRIOVENTRICULAR NODE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE ENDSYSTOLIC VOLUME; HEART OUTPUT; LETTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); STUDENT T TEST; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

CARDIAC RESYNCHRONIZATION THERAPY; ENDPOINT DETERMINATION; HUMANS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; SAMPLE SIZE; STROKE VOLUME; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 80051774449     PISSN: 00097322     EISSN: 15244539     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.110.013474     Document Type: Letter

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