Transseptal conduction as an important determinant for cardiac resynchronization therapy, as revealed by extensive electrical mapping in the dyssynchronous canine heart

Circulation: Arrhythmia and Electrophysiology

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 682-689

  Strik, Marc ^a   Van Deursen, Caroline J M ^a   Van Middendorp, Lars B ^a   Van Hunnik, Arne ^a   Kuiper, Marion ^a   Auricchio, Angelo ^b   Prinzen, Frits W ^a  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b DIVISION OF CARDIOLOGY   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Cardiac resynchronization therapy; Electrophysiology; Heart failure; Left bundle branch block; Pacing

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; ATRIOVENTRICULAR CONDUCTION; CARDIAC RESYNCHRONIZATION THERAPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOCARDIUM; EPICARDIUM MAPPING; EXPERIMENTAL DOG; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM PACING; HEART DEPOLARIZATION; HEART ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HEART FAILURE; HEART HEMODYNAMICS; HEART LEFT BUNDLE BRANCH BLOCK; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HEART MUSCLE CONTRACTILITY; HEART VENTRICLE PACING; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QRS COMPLEX; VECTORCARDIOGRAPHY;

CARDIAC RESYNCHRONIZATION THERAPY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HEART FAILURE; LEFT BUNDLE-BRANCH BLOCK; PACING;

ACTION POTENTIALS; ANIMALS; BUNDLE-BRANCH BLOCK; CARDIAC RESYNCHRONIZATION THERAPY; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; DOGS; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGIC TECHNIQUES, CARDIAC; EPICARDIAL MAPPING; FEMALE; HEART CONDUCTION SYSTEM; HEART FAILURE; HEMODYNAMICS; MALE; TIME FACTORS; VENTRICULAR FUNCTION, LEFT; VENTRICULAR FUNCTION, RIGHT;

EID: 84884522282     PISSN: 19413149     EISSN: 19413084     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/CIRCEP.111.000028     Document Type: Article

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