Cardiac resynchronisation therapy optimisation strategies: Systematic classification, detailed analysis, minimum standards and a roadmap for development and testing

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 170, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 118-131

  Sohaib, S M Afzal ^a   Whinnett, Zachary I ^a   Ellenbogen, Kenneth A ^b   Stellbrink, Christoph ^c   Quinn, T Alexander ^e,l   Bogaard, Margot D ^j   Bordachar, Pierre ^g   Van Gelder, Berry M ^f   Van Geldorp, Irene E ^d   Linde, Cecilia ^h   Meine, Mathias ^j   Prinzen, Frits W ^d   Turcott, Robert G ⁱ   Spotnitz, Henry M ^e   Wichterle, Dan ^k   Francis, Darrel P ^a  

^a NATIONAL HEART AND LUNG INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^b VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL MÜNSTER   (Germany)

^d MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^e NewYork Presbyterian Hospital   (United States)

^f CATHARINA HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

^g HAUT LÉVÊQUE HOSPITAL   (France)

^h KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

ⁱ STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^j UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

^k INSTITUTE FOR CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE   (Czech Republic)

^l DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

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Author keywords

AV optimisation; Cardiac resynchronization therapy; Heart failure

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; CARDIAC RESYNCHRONIZATION THERAPY; CLASSIFICATION; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DISEASE EXACERBATION; DOPPLER ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HUMAN; NON INVASIVE PROCEDURE; PATIENT INFORMATION; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHOTOELECTRIC PLETHYSMOGRAPHY; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIABILITY; REPRODUCIBILITY; REVIEW; TREATMENT PLANNING;

AV OPTIMISATION; CARDIAC RESYNCHRONIZATION THERAPY; HEART FAILURE;

CARDIAC RESYNCHRONIZATION THERAPY; HEART CONDUCTION SYSTEM; HEART FAILURE; HUMANS; MODELS, CARDIOVASCULAR; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 84889089069     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: 18741754     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2013.10.069     Document Type: Review

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