Leads for cardiac resynchronization therapy: Where and how many?

European Journal of Heart Failure

Volumn 14, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 459-460

  Hof, Marcus J ^a   Maass, Alexander H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARDIAC RESYNCHRONIZATION THERAPY; EDITORIAL; HEART FAILURE; HEART HEMODYNAMICS; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE ENDSYSTOLIC VOLUME; HEART PACING; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE; HUMAN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC);

CARDIAC PACING, ARTIFICIAL; CARDIAC RESYNCHRONIZATION THERAPY; FEMALE; HEART FAILURE; HEART VENTRICLES; HUMANS; MALE; VENTRICULAR DYSFUNCTION, LEFT;

EID: 84860357506     PISSN: 13889842     EISSN: 18790844     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/eurjhf/hfs046     Document Type: Editorial

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