How to improve outcomes with cardiac resynchronisation therapy: Importance of lead positioning

Heart Failure Reviews

Volumn 17, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 781-789

  Cowburn, Peter J ^a   Leclercq, Christophe ^b  

^a SOUTHAMPTON GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b RENNES UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

Biventricular pacing; Cardiac resynchronisation therapy; Device therapy; Heart failure

Indexed keywords

CARDIAC RESYNCHRONIZATION THERAPY; CARDIAC RESYNCHRONIZATION THERAPY DEVICE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CLINICAL TRIAL (TOPIC); DEFIBRILLATOR PACEMAKER; ECG ABNORMALITY; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTRODE IMPLANT; EVENT FREE SURVIVAL; HEART FAILURE; HEART HEMODYNAMICS; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FAILURE; HEART VENTRICLE PACING; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; IMPLANTABLE CARDIOVERTER DEFIBRILLATOR; LEAD POSITIONING; LONG TERM CARE; LUNG ARTERY PRESSURE; MEDICAL PARAMETERS; MITRAL VALVE REGURGITATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT SELECTION; PROGNOSIS; PULMONARY ARTERY OCCLUSION PRESSURE; PULMONARY HYPERTENSION; QRS PROLONGATION; REVIEW; SCAR FORMATION; SURVIVAL; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

CARDIAC RESYNCHRONIZATION THERAPY; HEART FAILURE; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMANS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84868195845     PISSN: 13824147     EISSN: 15737322     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10741-011-9287-6     Document Type: Review

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