Meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials evaluating left ventricular vs. biventricular pacing in heart failure: Effect on all-cause mortality and hospitalizations

European Journal of Heart Failure

Volumn 14, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 652-660

  Boriani, Giuseppe ^a   Gardini, Beatrice ^a   Diemberger, Igor ^a   Bacchi Reggiani, Maria Letizia ^a   Biffi, Mauro ^a   Martignani, Cristian ^a   Ziacchi, Matteo ^a   Valzania, Cinzia ^a   Gasparini, Maurizio ^b   Padeletti, Luigi ^c   Branzi, Angelo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^b HUMANITAS CLINICAL AND RESEARCH CENTER   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Biventricular pacing; Cardiac resynchronization therapy; Heart failure; Morbidity; Mortality; Outcome; Pacing; Prognosis

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CARDIAC PATIENT; CARDIAC RESYNCHRONIZATION THERAPY; CAUSE OF DEATH; COCHRANE LIBRARY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FOLLOW UP; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART FAILURE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE ENDDIASTOLIC VOLUME; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HEART VENTRICLE PACING; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MEDLINE; MORTALITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; THERAPY EFFECT;

CARDIAC RESYNCHRONIZATION THERAPY; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; HEART FAILURE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; ODDS RATIO; PROGNOSIS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; STROKE VOLUME; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VENTRICULAR FUNCTION, LEFT;

EID: 84861541789     PISSN: 13889842     EISSN: 18790844     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/eurjhf/hfs040     Document Type: Article

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