Mechanical dyssynchrony in CRT: Still searching for the holy grail

European Heart Journal

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 13-15

  Steffel, Jan ^a   Leclercq, Christophe ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE RENNES 1   (France)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

CARDIAC RESYNCHRONIZATION THERAPY; CARDIAC RESYNCHRONIZATION THERAPY DEVICE; CARDIOVASCULAR MORTALITY; CLINICAL PRACTICE; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART FAILURE; HEART LEFT BUNDLE BRANCH BLOCK; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE ENDSYSTOLIC VOLUME; HEART PACING; HUMAN; IMPLANTABLE CARDIOVERTER DEFIBRILLATOR; ISCHEMIC CARDIOMYOPATHY; MECHANICAL DYSSYNCHRONY; MORBIDITY; MULTICENTER STUDY (TOPIC); PRIORITY JOURNAL; QRS COMPLEX; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REVIEW; STRESS ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; TISSUE DOPPLER IMAGING;

CARDIAC RESYNCHRONIZATION THERAPY; FEMALE; HEART FAILURE; HUMANS; MALE; VENTRICULAR DYSFUNCTION, LEFT;

EID: 84891813370     PISSN: 0195668X     EISSN: 15229645     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/eht364     Document Type: Review

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