Multispecialty approach: The need for heart failure disease management for refining cardiac resynchronization therapy

Heart Rhythm

Volumn 9, Issue 8 SUPPL., 2012, Pages

  Tang, W H Wilson ^a   Boehmer, John ^b   Gras, Daniel ^c  

^a LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b PENN STATE COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c Nouvelles Cliniques Nantaises   (France)

Author keywords

Cardiac resynchronization therapy; Multidisciplinary; Multispecialty approach; Nonresponder; Postimplant

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CARDIAC IMAGING; CARDIAC RESYNCHRONIZATION THERAPY; CARDIAC RESYNCHRONIZATION THERAPY DEVICE; DEFIBRILLATOR; FOLLOW UP; HEART FAILURE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HUMAN; IMPLANTATION; PATIENT SELECTION; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ALGORITHMS; CARDIAC RESYNCHRONIZATION THERAPY; CONTINUITY OF PATIENT CARE; HEART FAILURE; HUMANS; MEDICINE; PATIENT CARE TEAM;

EID: 84864288731     PISSN: 15475271     EISSN: 15563871     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.hrthm.2012.04.028     Document Type: Article

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