Cardiac resynchronization therapy in patients with atrial fibrillation: A 2-year follow-up study

PACE - Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology

Volumn 36, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 872-877

  Eisen, Alon ^a   Nevzorov, Roman ^a   Goldenberg, Gustavo ^a   Kuznitz, Haim ^a   Porter, Avital ^a   Golovtziner, Gregory ^a   Strasberg, Boris ^a   Haim, Moti ^a  

^a TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

atrial fibrillation; AV node ablation; cardiac resynchronization therapy; heart failure

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANGINA PECTORIS; ARTICLE; CARDIAC RESYNCHRONIZATION THERAPY; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; COHORT ANALYSIS; DEFIBRILLATOR; ELECTRIC SHOCK; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART ATRIOVENTRICULAR NODE; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEMATOMA; HUMAN; INFECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; PERICARDIAL EFFUSION; PNEUMOTHORAX;

ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; AV-NODE ABLATION; CARDIAC RESYNCHRONIZATION THERAPY; HEART FAILURE;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CARDIAC RESYNCHRONIZATION THERAPY; COHORT STUDIES; COMORBIDITY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEART FAILURE; HUMANS; ISRAEL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; SURVIVAL RATE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84879695520     PISSN: 01478389     EISSN: 15408159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/pace.12136     Document Type: Article

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