How to reliably deliver narrow individual-patient error bars for optimization of pacemaker AV or VV delay using a "pick-the-highest" strategy with haemodynamic measurements

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 163, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 221-225

  Francis, Darrel P ^a  

^a NATIONAL HEART AND LUNG INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cardiac output; Cardiac resynchronization therapy; Echocardiography; Optimization

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; CALCULATION; CARDIAC RESYNCHRONIZATION THERAPY; HEART BEAT; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMAN; PACEMAKER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROCESS OPTIMIZATION; RELIABILITY; REVIEW; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL CURVATURE; BIOLOGICAL SCATTER; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; HEART ATRIUM PACEMAKER; HEART STROKE VOLUME; LEFT VENTRICULAR OUTFLOW TRACT VELOCITY TIME INTEGRAL; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; MEASUREMENT ACCURACY; MEASUREMENT ERROR; MEASUREMENT PRECISION; MEDICATION ERROR; PATTERN RECOGNITION; PICK THE HIGHEST STRATEGY; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; REPRODUCIBILITY; SIGNAL NOISE RATIO; THERAPY DELAY;

EID: 84874541261     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: 18741754     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2012.03.128     Document Type: Editorial

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