Cardiac resynchronization therapy to prevent life-threatening arrhythmias in patients with congestive heart failure

Journal of Electrocardiology

Volumn 44, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 736-741

  Kurita, Takashi ^a   Noda, Takashi ^b   Aiba, Takeshi ^b   Nakajima, Ikutaro ^b   Shimizu, Wataru ^b   Motoki, Koichiro ^a   Yasuoka, Ryobun ^a   Miyazaki, Shunichi ^a   Kamakura, Shiro ^b  

^a KINKI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b NATIONAL CEREBRAL AND CARDIOVASCULAR CENTER   (Japan)

Author keywords

Antiarrhythmic effect; Cardiac resynchronization therapy; Heart failure; Proarrhythmic effect; Ventricular tachyarrhythmia

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM ION; POTASSIUM CHANNEL;

ARTICLE; CALCIUM HOMEOSTASIS; CARDIAC RESYNCHRONIZATION THERAPY; CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE; DEFIBRILLATION; DOWN REGULATION; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART MUSCLE CELL; HEART VENTRICLE CONTRACTION; HUMAN; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THERAPY EFFECT;

AGED; ARRHYTHMIAS, CARDIAC; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CARDIAC RESYNCHRONIZATION THERAPY; HEART FAILURE; HUMANS; MALE; TACHYCARDIA, VENTRICULAR;

EID: 80054964203     PISSN: 00220736     EISSN: 15328430     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jelectrocard.2011.09.002     Document Type: Article

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