The potential role of cardiac resynchronization therapy in acute heart failure syndromes

Heart Failure Reviews

Volumn 16, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 481-490

  Wang, Norman C ^a   Bhattacharya, Sanjoy ^a   Gheorghiade, Mihai ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cardiac resynchronization therapy; Heart failure; Hospitalization

Indexed keywords

ACUTE HEART FAILURE; CARDIAC RESYNCHRONIZATION THERAPY; DEFIBRILLATOR; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LONG TERM CARE; MITRAL VALVE REGURGITATION; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; REVIEW; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; SAFETY; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

ACUTE DISEASE; CARDIAC RESYNCHRONIZATION THERAPY; CARDIAC RESYNCHRONIZATION THERAPY DEVICES; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; HEART FAILURE; HEART VENTRICLES; HUMANS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PATIENT DISCHARGE; PATIENT SELECTION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; SURVIVAL RATE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 80052487363     PISSN: 13824147     EISSN: 15737322     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10741-011-9237-3     Document Type: Review

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