A randomized double-blind crossover trial of triventricular versus biventricular pacing in heart failure

European Journal of Heart Failure

Volumn 14, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 495-505

  Rogers, Dominic P S ^a   Lambiase, Pier D ^a   Lowe, Martin D ^a   Chow, Anthony W C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON HOSPITALS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Biventricular pacing; Cardiac resynchronization therapy; Heart failure; Multisite pacing; Non responders; Triventricular pcaing

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CARDIAC RESYNCHRONIZATION THERAPY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY SINUS; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART ASSIST DEVICE; HEART FAILURE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE ENDSYSTOLIC VOLUME; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HEART PACING; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE; HEART VENTRICLE SEPTUM; HEART VENTRICLE SIZE; HUMAN; MALE; PATIENT SAFETY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TRIVENTRICULAR PACING; WOUND INFECTION;

CARDIAC PACING, ARTIFICIAL; CARDIAC RESYNCHRONIZATION THERAPY; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEART FAILURE; HUMANS; MALE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84860365689     PISSN: 13889842     EISSN: 18790844     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/eurjhf/hfs004     Document Type: Article

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