Letter by gasparini and boriani regarding article, "cardiac resynchronization therapy in patients with permanent atrial fibrillation: Results from the resynchronization for ambulatory heart failure trial (RAFT)"

Circulation: Heart Failure

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2013, Pages

  Gasparini, Maurizio ^a   Boriani, Giuseppe ^b  

^a HUMANITAS CLINICAL AND RESEARCH CENTER   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARDIAC RESYNCHRONIZATION THERAPY; CARDIAC RESYNCHRONIZATION THERAPY DEVICE; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HUMAN; INTERNATIONAL CLASSIFICATION OF DISEASES; LETTER; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SINUS RHYTHM; CARDIOVERSION; FEMALE; HEART FAILURE; MALE; NOTE;

ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CARDIAC RESYNCHRONIZATION THERAPY; ELECTRIC COUNTERSHOCK; FEMALE; HEART FAILURE; HUMANS; MALE;

EID: 84877250511     PISSN: 19413289     EISSN: 19413297     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/CIRCHEARTFAILURE.112.972612     Document Type: Letter

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