Cardiac resynchronization therapy in patients undergoing atrioventricular junction ablation for permanent atrial fibrillation: A randomized trial

European Heart Journal

Volumn 32, Issue 19, 2011, Pages 2420-2429

  Brignole, Michele ^a   Botto, Gianluca ^b   Mont, Lluis ^c   Iacopino, Saverio ^d   De Marchi, Giuseppe ^e   Oddone, Daniele ^a   Luzi, Mario ^b   Tolosana, Jose M ^c   Navazio, Alessandro ^f   Menozzi, Carlo ^f  

^a DEPARTMENT OF CARDIOLOGY   (Italy)

^b SANT ANNA HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

^d S ANNA HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^e Biagio e Cesare Arrigo   (Italy)

^f S MARIA NUOVA HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Atrial fibrillation; Cardiac pacing; Cardiac resynchronization; Catheter ablation; Echocardiography; Heart failure

Indexed keywords

ALPHA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; ANGIOTENSIN RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; ANTIARRHYTHMIC AGENT; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CALCIUM ANTAGONIST; DIGOXIN; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; DIURETIC AGENT; NITRATE;

ABLATION THERAPY; ADULT; ARTICLE; CARDIAC RESYNCHRONIZATION THERAPY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FOLLOW UP; HEART EJECTION FRACTION; HEART FAILURE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MULTICENTER STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNDERGOING ATRIOVENTRICULAR JUNCTION ABLATION;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CARDIAC RESYNCHRONIZATION THERAPY; CARDIAC RESYNCHRONIZATION THERAPY DEVICES; CATHETER ABLATION; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; STROKE VOLUME; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 80054081062     PISSN: 0195668X     EISSN: 15229645     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehr162     Document Type: Article

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