The safety of cardiac resynchronization therapy pacemaker implantation in octogenarians: A monocentric experience

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 168, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 2969-2970

  Peyrol, Michaël ^a   Sbragia, Pascal ^a   Obadia, Benjamin ^a   Laine, Marc ^a   Villacampa, Chloé ^a   Armero, Sebastien ^a   Bonello, Laurent ^a   Pinto, Johan ^a   Thuny, Franck ^a   Paganelli, Franck ^a  

^a AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITY   (France)

Author keywords

Cardiac pacemaker; Cardiac resynchronization therapy; Elderly; Heart failure

Indexed keywords

CARDIAC RESYNCHRONIZATION THERAPY; HEART FAILURE; HUMAN; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PROCEDURES;

CARDIAC RESYNCHRONIZATION THERAPY; HEART FAILURE; HUMANS;

EID: 84885624196     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: 18741754     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2013.04.118     Document Type: Article

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