Biventricular pacing: Current trends and future strategies

European Heart Journal

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 305-313

  Singh, Jagmeet P ^a   Gras, Daniel ^b  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b Nouvelles Cliniques Nantaises   (France)

Author keywords

Biventricular pacing; Cardiac resynchronization therapy; Cardiomyopathy; Heart failure

Indexed keywords

CARDIAC RESYNCHRONIZATION THERAPY; CARDIOVASCULAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CORONARY SINUS; DEFIBRILLATOR; DISEASE SEVERITY; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; EXERCISE TOLERANCE; FLUOROSCOPY; FOLLOW UP; HEART FAILURE; HEART LEFT BUNDLE BRANCH BLOCK; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE ENDSYSTOLIC VOLUME; HEART RIGHT BUNDLE BRANCH BLOCK; HEART VENTRICLE REMODELING; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HUMAN; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QRS COMPLEX; QUALITY OF LIFE; REVIEW; TISSUE DOPPLER IMAGING; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

CARDIAC RESYNCHRONIZATION THERAPY; CARDIOMYOPATHIES; DEFIBRILLATORS, IMPLANTABLE; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FORECASTING; HEART FAILURE; HUMANS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84856740722     PISSN: 0195668X     EISSN: 15229645     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehr366     Document Type: Review

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