Does cardiac resynchronization therapy provide unrecognized benefit in patients with prolonged PR intervals? the impact of restoring atrioventricular synchrony: An analysis from the COMPANION Trial

Heart Rhythm

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 34-39

  Olshansky, Brian ^a   Day, John D ^b   Sullivan, Renee M ^a   Yong, Patrick ^c   Galle, Elizabeth ^c   Steinberg, Jonathan S ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA HOSPITALS AND CLINICS   (United States)

^b Intermountain Heart Rhythm Specialists   (United States)

^c BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION   (United States)

^d Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Cardiac resynchronization therapy; First degree AV block; Heart failure

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATRIOVENTRICULAR CONDUCTION; CARDIAC PATIENT; CARDIAC RESYNCHRONIZATION THERAPY; COHORT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HAZARD RATIO; HEART CONDUCTION; HEART FAILURE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PR INTERVAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QRS COMPLEX; RISK FACTOR; RISK REDUCTION; SYSTOLIC DYSFUNCTION;

ARRHYTHMIAS, CARDIAC; ATRIOVENTRICULAR BLOCK; CARDIAC RESYNCHRONIZATION THERAPY; CARDIOMYOPATHIES; DEFIBRILLATORS, IMPLANTABLE; FEMALE; HEART FAILURE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; MALE; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84655161306     PISSN: 15475271     EISSN: 15563871     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.hrthm.2011.07.038     Document Type: Article

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