Optimisation of atrioventricular delay during exercise improves cardiac output in patients stabilised with cardiac resynchronisation therapy

Heart

Volumn 98, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 54-59

  Sun, Jing Ping ^a,b   Lee, Alex Pui Wai ^a   Grimm, Richard A ^c   Hung, Ming Jui ^d   Yang, Xing Sheng ^a,b   DeLurgio, David ^b   Leon, Angel R ^b   Merlino, John D ^b   Yu, Cheuk Man ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^d CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL HEART PACEMAKER; ATRIOVENTRICULAR CONDUCTION; ATRIOVENTRICULAR DELAY; BICYCLE; CARDIAC RESYNCHRONIZATION THERAPY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEFIBRILLATION; DOPPLER ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEART FAILURE; HEART HEMODYNAMICS; HEART OUTPUT; HEART PERFORMANCE; HEART RATE; HUMAN; MALE; PR INTERVAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REST; SINUS RHYTHM; TREADMILL EXERCISE;

ADULT; AGED; ATRIOVENTRICULAR NODE; BICYCLING; CARDIAC OUTPUT; CARDIAC RESYNCHRONIZATION THERAPY; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEART FAILURE; HEART RATE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 84155172361     PISSN: 13556037     EISSN: 1468201X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/heartjnl-2011-300278     Document Type: Article

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