Left Ventricular Lead Position and Outcomes in the Resynchronization-Defibrillation for Ambulatory Heart Failure Trial (RAFT)

Canadian Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 413-419

  Wilton, Stephen B ^a   Exner, Derek V ^a   Healey, Jeffrey S ^b   Birnie, David ^c   Arnold, Malcolm O ^d   Sapp, John L ^e   Thibault, Bernard ^f   Simpson, Christopher S ^g   Tung, Stanley ^h   Crystal, Eugene ⁱ   Sivakumaran, Soori ^j   Khaykin, Yaariv ^k   Yetisir, Elizabeth ^c   Wells, George ^c   Tang, Anthony S L ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA HEART INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^e DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^f MONTREAL HEART INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^g QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^h UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^j UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^k SOUTHLAKE REGIONAL HEALTH CENTRE   (Canada)

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CARDIAC RESYNCHRONIZATION THERAPY; CARDIAC RESYNCHRONIZATION THERAPY DEVICE; CARDIOVASCULAR PARAMETERS; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CAUSE OF DEATH; CLASSIFICATION; EVALUATION STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART FAILURE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LEFT VENTRICULAR LEAD POSITION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY;

AGED; CARDIAC RESYNCHRONIZATION THERAPY; CARDIOMYOPATHIES; DEFIBRILLATORS, IMPLANTABLE; ELECTRODES, IMPLANTED; FEMALE; HEART FAILURE; HEART VENTRICLES; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; MALE; PATIENT OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS;

EID: 84897069270     PISSN: 0828282X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cjca.2013.10.009     Document Type: Article

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