Number of leads with fragmented QRS predicts response to cardiac resynchronization therapy

Clinical Cardiology

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 36-39

  Celikyurt, Umut ^a   Agacdiken, Aysen ^a   Sahin, Tayfun ^a   Al, Neslihan ^a   Kozdag, Guliz ^a   Vural, Ahmet ^a   Ural, Dilek ^a  

^a KOCAELI UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANGIOTENSIN RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; DIURETIC AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CARDIAC RESYNCHRONIZATION THERAPY; CARDIOMYOPATHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GENDER; HEART FAILURE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HEART VOLUME; HUMAN; LEFT VENTRICULAR END SYSTOLIC VOLUME; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREDICTION; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QRS COMPLEX; TRANSTHORACIC ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

CARDIAC RESYNCHRONIZATION THERAPY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTRODES; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEART FAILURE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROGNOSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STROKE VOLUME; VENTRICULAR FUNCTION, LEFT;

EID: 84872356133     PISSN: 01609289     EISSN: 19328737     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/clc.22061     Document Type: Article

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