Absolute survival after cardiac resynchronization therapy according to baseline QRS duration: A multinational 10-year experience: Data from the Multicenter International CRT Study

American Heart Journal

Volumn 167, Issue 2, 2014, Pages

  Gasparini, Maurizio ^a   Leclercq, Christophe ^b   Yu, Cheuk Man ^c   Auricchio, Angelo ^d   Steinberg, Jonathan S ^e   Lamp, Barbara ^f   Klersy, Catherine ^g   Leyva, Francisco ^h  

^a HUMANITAS CLINICAL AND RESEARCH CENTER   (Italy)

^b RENNES UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

^c CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^d DIVISION OF CARDIOLOGY   (Switzerland)

^e College of Physicians and Surgeons ^*  (United States)

^f RUHR UNIVERSITY BOCHUM   (Germany)

^g FONDAZIONE IRCCS POLICLINICO SAN MATTEO   (Italy)

^h UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CARDIAC RESYNCHRONIZATION THERAPY; CARDIAC RESYNCHRONIZATION THERAPY DEVICE; CARDIOVASCULAR MORTALITY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART FAILURE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE ENDDIASTOLIC VOLUME; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HUMAN; KIDNEY FUNCTION; LEFT VENTRICULAR ASSIST DEVICE; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY (TOPIC); NEW YORK HEART ASSOCIATION CLASS; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QRS COMPLEX; SURVIVAL;

AGED; ASIA; CARDIAC RESYNCHRONIZATION THERAPY; CAUSE OF DEATH; DEFIBRILLATORS, IMPLANTABLE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; EUROPE; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEART FAILURE; HUMANS; MALE; NORTH AMERICA; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STROKE VOLUME; SURVIVAL RATE; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VENTRICULAR FUNCTION, LEFT;

EID: 84892792441     PISSN: 00028703     EISSN: 10976744     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ahj.2013.10.017     Document Type: Article

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