Strong coherence between heart rate variability and intracardiac repolarization lability during biventricular pacing is associated with reverse electrical remodeling of the native conduction and improved outcome

Journal of Electrocardiology

Volumn 44, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 713-717

  Tereshchenko, Larisa G ^a,b   Henrikson, Charles A ^a   Berger, Ronald D ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cardiac memory; CRT; Electrical remodeling; Intracardiac electrograms; QT variability

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CARDIAC RESYNCHRONIZATION THERAPY; DEFIBRILLATOR; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART BUNDLE BRANCH BLOCK; HEART FAILURE; HEART MUSCLE CONDUCTION DISTURBANCE; HEART RATE VARIABILITY; HEART REPOLARIZATION; HEART VENTRICLE FIBRILLATION; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HUMAN; INTRACARDIAC REPOLARIZATION LABILITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QRS COMPLEX; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGED; BUNDLE-BRANCH BLOCK; CARDIAC RESYNCHRONIZATION THERAPY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART CONDUCTION SYSTEM; HEART FAILURE; HEART RATE; HUMANS; MALE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 80054895998     PISSN: 00220736     EISSN: 15328430     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jelectrocard.2011.07.028     Document Type: Article

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