Underestimation of duration of ventricular activation by 12-lead ECG compared with direct measurement of activation duration derived from implanted pacemaker leads

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 152, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 35-42

  Duncan, Alison M ^a   Lim, Eric ^a   Mebrate, Yoseph ^a   Wong, Tom ^a   Gibson, Derek G ^a  

^a ROYAL BROMPTON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Interventricular delay; Left bundle branch block; LV myopotentials; QRS duration

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CARDIAC RESYNCHRONIZATION THERAPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; FEMALE; HEART LEFT BUNDLE BRANCH BLOCK; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE; HEART VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PACEMAKER; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QRS COMPLEX;

AGED; BUNDLE-BRANCH BLOCK; CARDIAC RESYNCHRONIZATION THERAPY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTRODES, IMPLANTED; FEMALE; HEART CONDUCTION SYSTEM; HEART VENTRICLES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PACEMAKER, ARTIFICIAL; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; REFRACTORY PERIOD, ELECTROPHYSIOLOGICAL; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 80053562467     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: 18741754     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2010.07.001     Document Type: Article

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