Impact of previous myocardial infarction on outcomes of CRT patients implanted with a quadripolar left ventricular lead. Results from a multicentric prospective study

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 160, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 145-146

  Forleo, Giovanni B ^a   Di Biase, Luigi ^b,c,d   Della Rocca, Domenico G ^a,e   Panattoni, Germana ^a   Mantica, Massimo ^f   Santamaria, Matteo ^g   Pappalardo, Augusto ^h   Panigada, Stefania ^f   Santini, Luca ^a   Natale, Andrea ^b,c   Romeo, Francesco ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

^b TEXAS CARDIAC ARRHYTHMIA INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c The University of Texas at Austin   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF FOGGIA   (Italy)

^e UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^f ISTITUTO CLINICO SANT'AMBROGIO   (Italy)

^g CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^h SAN CAMILLO FORLANINI HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cardiac resynchronization therapy; Multipolar left ventricular leads; Outcomes; Previous myocardial infarction

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTIFICIAL HEART PACEMAKER; CARDIAC RESYNCHRONIZATION THERAPY; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEFIBRILLATOR; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; EXERCISE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART INFARCTION; HUMAN; LETTER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MINNESOTA LIVING WITH HEART FAILURE QUESTIONNAIRE; MULTICENTER STUDY (TOPIC); NAMED INVENTORIES, QUESTIONNAIRES AND RATING SCALES; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUALITY OF LIFE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84866037987     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: 18741754     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2012.05.077     Document Type: Article

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