Acute and chronic response to CRT in narrow QRS patients

Journal of Cardiovascular Translational Research

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 232-241

  Donahue, Tim ^a,e   Niazi, Imran ^b   Leon, Angel ^c   Stucky, Michael ^d   Herrmann, Keith ^d  

^a OCHSNER MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b ST LUKE S MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d Boston Scientific   (United States)

^e NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Acute; Cardiac resynchronization therapy; Chronic; Dyssynchrony; Echocardiography; Heart failure; Hemodynamics; Narrow QRS

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CARDIAC RESYNCHRONIZATION THERAPY; DEFIBRILLATION; DEFIBRILLATOR; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; EXERCISE TEST; EXERCISE TOLERANCE; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART EJECTION FRACTION; HEART FAILURE; HEART HEMODYNAMICS; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE DP-DT; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE VOLUME; HEART MUSCLE CONDUCTION DISTURBANCE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MECHANICAL DYSSYNCHRONY; MULTICENTER STUDY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT SELECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QRS COMPLEX; QUALITY OF LIFE; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

EID: 84864262484     PISSN: 19375387     EISSN: 19375395     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12265-011-9338-3     Document Type: Article

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