Electrocardiographic versus echocardiographic optimization of the interventricular pacing delay in patients undergoing cardiac resynchronization therapy

Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology

Volumn 22, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 1129-1134

  Tamborero, David ^a   Vidal, Barbara ^a   Tolosana, Jose Maria ^a   Sitges, Marta ^a   Berruezo, Antonio ^a   Silva, Etelvino ^a   Castel, Múngeles ^a   Matas, Mariona ^a   Arbelo, Elena ^a   Rios, Jose ^a,b   VillacastÍn, Juliún ^c   Brugada, Josep ^a   Mont, Lluís ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

^c HOSPITAL CLÍNICO SAN CARLOS   (Spain)

Author keywords

cardiac resynchronization therapy optimization; echocardiography; heart failure; implantable defibrillator; ventricular dyssynchrony

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CARDIAC PATIENT; CARDIAC RESYNCHRONIZATION THERAPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DOPPLER ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART DEATH; HEART FAILURE; HEART LEFT BUNDLE BRANCH BLOCK; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE ENDSYSTOLIC VOLUME; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROCESS OPTIMIZATION; QRS COMPLEX; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TISSUE DOPPLER IMAGING;

BUNDLE-BRANCH BLOCK; CARDIAC RESYNCHRONIZATION THERAPY; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, DOPPLER, PULSED; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; EXERCISE TEST; EXERCISE TOLERANCE; HEART FAILURE; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; SPAIN; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VENTRICULAR FUNCTION, LEFT; VENTRICULAR REMODELING; WALKING;

EID: 80054763169     PISSN: 10453873     EISSN: 15408167     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8167.2011.02085.x     Document Type: Article

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