The European Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy Survey: Comparison of outcomes between de novo cardiac resynchronization therapy implantations and upgrades

European Journal of Heart Failure

Volumn 13, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 974-983

  Bogale, Nigussie ^a   Witte, Klaus ^b   Priori, Silvia ^c   Cleland, John ^d   Auricchio, Angelo ^e   Gadler, Fredrik ^f,h   Gitt, Anselm ^g   Limbourg, Tobias ^g   Linde, Cecilia ^f   Dickstein, Kenneth ^a   Fruhwald, Friedrich ^h   Strohmer, Bernhard ^h   Goethals, Marc ^h   Vijgen, Johan ^h   Trochu, Jean Noel ^h   Gras, Daniel ^h   Kindermann, Michael ^h   Stellbrink, Christoph ^h   McDonnald, Ken ^h   Keane, David ^h   Ben Gal, Tuvia ^h   Glikson, Michael ^h   Metra, Marco ^h   Gasparini, Maurizio ^h   Maass, Alexander ^h   Jordaens, Luc ^h   Alings, Marco ^h   Larsen, Alf Inge ^h   Færestrand, Svein ^h   Delgado, Juan ^h   Mont, Lluis ^h   Persson, Hans ^h   Brunner La Rocca, Hans Peter ^h   Osswald, Stefan ^h   Squire, Ian ^h   Morgan, John ^h   more..

^a STAVANGER UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF HULL   (United Kingdom)

^e DIVISION OF CARDIOLOGY   (Switzerland)

^f KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^g UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

^h NONE

Author keywords

Cardiac resynchronization therapy; Heart failure; Pacemaker

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTIFICIAL HEART PACEMAKER; CARDIAC RESYNCHRONIZATION THERAPY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DEFIBRILLATOR; EUROPE; FEMALE; FLUOROSCOPY; FOLLOW UP; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HEALTH SURVEY; HEART FAILURE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; MULTICENTER STUDY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QRS COMPLEX; REVIEW;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CARDIAC RESYNCHRONIZATION THERAPY; DEFIBRILLATORS, IMPLANTABLE; EUROPE; FEMALE; HEART FAILURE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 80052020019     PISSN: 13889842     EISSN: 18790844     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/eurjhf/hfr085     Document Type: Review

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