Cardiac resynchronization therapy: State of the art 2013

European Heart Journal

Volumn 34, Issue 19, 2013, Pages 1396-1403

  Yu, Cheuk Man ^a   Hayes, David L ^b  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

Cardiac resynchronization therapy

Indexed keywords

ARTIFICIAL HEART PACEMAKER; ATRIOVENTRICULAR BLOCK; BRADYCARDIA; CARDIAC RESYNCHRONIZATION THERAPY; CARDIAC RESYNCHRONIZATION THERAPY DEVICE; CARDIOVASCULAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FUNCTIONAL STATUS; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART FAILURE; HEART FUNCTION; HEART LEFT BUNDLE BRANCH BLOCK; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HEART PACING; HEART RIGHT BUNDLE BRANCH BLOCK; HEART VENTRICLE CONDUCTION; HUMAN; LONG TERM SURVIVAL; MEDICAL SOCIETY; META ANALYSIS (TOPIC); NEW YORK HEART ASSOCIATION CLASS; PATIENT MONITORING; PATIENT SELECTION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL BEING; QRS COMPLEX; REVIEW; SINUS NODE DISEASE; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

CARDIAC RESYNCHRONIZATION THERAPY;

ARRHYTHMIAS, CARDIAC; CARDIAC RESYNCHRONIZATION THERAPY; CARDIAC RESYNCHRONIZATION THERAPY DEVICES; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTRODES; HEART FAILURE; HUMANS; MONITORING, AMBULATORY; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; PROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION; TREATMENT FAILURE;

EID: 84877994619     PISSN: 0195668X     EISSN: 15229645     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehs454     Document Type: Review

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