Biventricular pacing is superior to right ventricular pacing in bradycardia patients with preserved systolic function: 2-year results of the PACE trial

European Heart Journal

Volumn 32, Issue 20, 2011, Pages 2533-2540

  Chan, Joseph Yat Sun ^a   Fang, Fang ^a   Zhang, Qing ^a,b   Fung, Jeffrey Wing Hong ^a,c   Razali, Omar ^d   Azlan, Hussin ^d   Lam, Kai Huat ^d   Chan, Hamish Chi Kin ^e   Yu, Cheuk Man ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b SICHUAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c NORTH DISTRICT HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

^d NATIONAL HEART INSTITUTE   (Malaysia)

^e ALICE HO MIU LING NETHERSOLE HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Biventricular pacing; PACE trial; Right ventricular pacing in bradycardia

Indexed keywords

ADVERSE OUTCOME; ARTICLE; BRADYCARDIA; CARDIAC RESYNCHRONIZATION THERAPY; DIASTOLIC DYSFUNCTION; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FOLLOW UP; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE ENDSYSTOLIC VOLUME; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HEART VENTRICLE REMODELING; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RIGHT VENTRICULAR APICAL PACING; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

BRADYCARDIA; CARDIAC RESYNCHRONIZATION THERAPY; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; HUMANS; OBSERVER VARIATION; QUALITY OF LIFE; STROKE VOLUME; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VENTRICULAR REMODELING;

EID: 80054764486     PISSN: 0195668X     EISSN: 15229645     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehr336     Document Type: Article

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