Predictors of sustained ventricular arrhythmias in cardiac resynchronization therapy

Circulation: Arrhythmia and Electrophysiology

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 762-772

  Friedman, Daniel J ^a   Altman, Robert K ^a   Orencole, Mary ^a   Picard, Michael H ^b   Ruskin, Jeremy N ^a   Singh, Jagmeet P ^a   Heist, E Kevin ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b Cardiology Division   (United States)

Author keywords

Cardiomyopathy; Heart failure; Pacemakers; Risk factors; Tachyarrhythmias

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CARDIAC RESYNCHRONIZATION THERAPY; COHORT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART EJECTION FRACTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE SIZE; HEART VENTRICLE ARRHYTHMIA; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREDICTOR VARIABLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BOSTON; CARDIAC RESYNCHRONIZATION THERAPY; CARDIAC RESYNCHRONIZATION THERAPY DEVICES; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; COMORBIDITY; DEFIBRILLATORS, IMPLANTABLE; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART FAILURE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; KAPLAN-MEIER ESTIMATE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; STROKE VOLUME; TACHYCARDIA, VENTRICULAR; TIME FACTORS; VENTRICULAR DYSFUNCTION, LEFT; VENTRICULAR FIBRILLATION; VENTRICULAR FUNCTION, LEFT;

EID: 84867178615     PISSN: 19413149     EISSN: 19413084     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/CIRCEP.112.971101     Document Type: Article

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