The benefit of cardiac resynchronization therapy and QRS duration: A meta-analysis

Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 163-168

  Stavrakis, Stavros ^a   Lazzara, Ralph ^a   Thadani, Udho ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

cardiac resynchronization therapy; heart failure; left bundle branch block; mortality; QRS duration

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CARDIAC RESYNCHRONIZATION THERAPY; DEATH; DEFIBRILLATION; DEFIBRILLATOR; DISEASE SEVERITY; EMBASE; HEART FAILURE; HEART LEFT BUNDLE BRANCH BLOCK; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FAILURE; HEART RIGHT BUNDLE BRANCH BLOCK; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MEDLINE; META ANALYSIS; MULTICENTER STUDY (TOPIC); PRIORITY JOURNAL; QRS COMPLEX; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; SYSTOLIC DYSFUNCTION; THERAPY EFFECT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

CARDIAC RESYNCHRONIZATION THERAPY; HEART FAILURE; HEART RATE; HUMANS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VENTRICULAR DYSFUNCTION, LEFT; VENTRICULAR FUNCTION, LEFT;

EID: 84857030082     PISSN: 10453873     EISSN: 15408167     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8167.2011.02144.x     Document Type: Article

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