QRS morphology, left ventricular lead location, and clinical outcome in patients receiving cardiac resynchronization therapy

European Heart Journal

Volumn 34, Issue 29, 2013, Pages 2252-2262

  Kandala, Jagdesh ^a   Upadhyay, Gaurav A ^a   Altman, Robert K ^a   Parks, Kimberly A ^a   Orencole, Mary ^a   Mela, Theofanie ^a   Kevin Heist, E ^a   Singh, Jagmeet P ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Cardiac resynchronization therapy; Electrical delay; Left ventricular lead location; QRS morphology

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CARDIAC PATIENT; CARDIAC RESYNCHRONIZATION THERAPY; CARDIOVASCULAR MORTALITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRODE; ELECTROGRAPHY; EVENT FREE SURVIVAL; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART FAILURE; HEART LEFT BUNDLE BRANCH BLOCK; HEART RIGHT BUNDLE BRANCH BLOCK; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HEART VENTRICLE CONDUCTION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LEFT VENTRICULAR ASSIST DEVICE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORPHOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QRS COMPLEX;

CARDIAC RESYNCHRONIZATION THERAPY; ELECTRICAL DELAY; LEFT VENTRICULAR LEAD LOCATION; QRS MORPHOLOGY;

AGED; BUNDLE-BRANCH BLOCK; CARDIAC PACING, ARTIFICIAL; CARDIAC RESYNCHRONIZATION THERAPY DEVICES; DISEASE-FREE SURVIVAL; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEART FAILURE; HEART VENTRICLES; HEART-ASSIST DEVICES; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VENTRICULAR DYSFUNCTION, LEFT;

EID: 84881235155     PISSN: 0195668X     EISSN: 15229645     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/eht123     Document Type: Article

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