Predictors of long-term benefit of cardiac resynchronization therapy in patients with right bundle branch block

European Heart Journal

Volumn 33, Issue 15, 2012, Pages 1934-1941

  Leong, Darryl P ^a,b   Höke, Ulas ^a   Delgado, Victoria ^a   Auger, Dominique ^a   Thijssen, Joep ^a   Van Erven, Lieselot ^a   Bax, Jeroen J ^a   Schalij, Martin J ^a   Marsan, Nina Ajmone ^a  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Bundle branch block; Cardiac resynchronization therapy; Dyssynchrony

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CARDIAC RESYNCHRONIZATION THERAPY; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; EXERCISE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART FAILURE; HEART LEFT BUNDLE BRANCH BLOCK; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE SIZE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE VOLUME; HEART RIGHT BUNDLE BRANCH BLOCK; HEART VENTRICLE REMODELING; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MITRAL VALVE REGURGITATION; MORTALITY; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; RECIPIENT; TISSUE DOPPLER IMAGING; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGED; BUNDLE-BRANCH BLOCK; CARDIAC RESYNCHRONIZATION THERAPY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; EPIDEMIOLOGIC METHODS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VENTRICULAR REMODELING;

EID: 84864617181     PISSN: 0195668X     EISSN: 15229645     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehr470     Document Type: Article

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