A randomized study of cardiac resynchronization therapy defibrillator versus dual-chamber implantable cardioverter-defibrillator in ischemic cardiomyopathy with narrow QRS: The NARROW-CRT study

Circulation: Arrhythmia and Electrophysiology

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 538-545

  Muto, Carmine ^a   Solimene, Francesco ^b   Gallo, Paolo ^c   Nastasi, Maurizio ^d   La Rosa, Concetto ^e   Calvanese, Raimondo ^a   Iengo, Raffaele ^a   Canciello, Michelangelo ^a   Sangiuolo, Raffaele ^f   Diemberger, Igor ^g   Ciardiello, Carmine ^h   Tuccillo, Bernardino ^a  

^a ASL NA1   (Italy)

^b Casa di Cura Montevergine ^*  (Italy)

^c Division of Cardiology   (Italy)

^d Villa Bianca Hospital   (Italy)

^e Villa Verde Hospital   (Italy)

^f Osp Buon Consiglio Fatebenefratelli   (Italy)

^g UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^h Boston Scientific   (Italy)

Author keywords

CRT; Dyssynchrony; Heart failure; Narrow QRS

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CARDIAC RESYNCHRONIZATION THERAPY; CARDIAC RESYNCHRONIZATION THERAPY DEVICE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DUAL CHAMBER PACEMAKER; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART VENTRICLE FIBRILLATION; HUMAN; IMPLANTABLE CARDIOVERTER DEFIBRILLATOR; ISCHEMIC CARDIOMYOPATHY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QRS COMPLEX; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; CARDIOMYOPATHY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CRT; DOPPLER ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; DYSSYNCHRONY; ECHOGRAPHY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART FAILURE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HEART MUSCLE ISCHEMIA; HEART PACING; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; KAPLAN MEIER METHOD; METHODOLOGY; MORTALITY; NARROW QRS; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SURVIVAL RATE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

CRT; DYSSYNCHRONY; HEART FAILURE; NARROW QRS;

CARDIAC PACING, ARTIFICIAL; CARDIAC RESYNCHRONIZATION THERAPY; CARDIOMYOPATHIES; DEFIBRILLATORS, IMPLANTABLE; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, DOPPLER; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEART FAILURE; HUMANS; KAPLAN-MEIER ESTIMATE; MALE; MYOCARDIAL ISCHEMIA; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; SURVIVAL RATE; TACHYCARDIA, VENTRICULAR; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VENTRICULAR DYSFUNCTION, LEFT;

EID: 84883021061     PISSN: 19413149     EISSN: 19413084     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/CIRCEP.113.000135     Document Type: Article

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