Mechanical dyssynchrony after cardiac resynchronization therapy for severely symptomatic heart failure is associated with risk for ventricular arrhythmias

Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography

Volumn 27, Issue 8, 2014, Pages 872-879

  Haugaa, Kristina H ^a   Marek, Josef J ^a   Ahmed, Mohammed ^a   Ryo, Keiko ^a   Adelstein, Evan C ^a   Schwartzman, David ^a   Saba, Samir ^a   Gorcsan, John ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

Author keywords

Cardiac resynchronization therapy; Dyssynchrony; Echocardiography; Pacemaker; Ventricular arrhythmia

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CARDIAC RESYNCHRONIZATION THERAPY; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DEATH; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ECHOCARDIOGRAPH; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART EJECTION FRACTION; HEART FAILURE; HEART VENTRICLE ARRHYTHMIA; HUMAN; LEFT VENTRICULAR ASSIST DEVICE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MECHANICAL DYSSYNCHRONY; MEDICAL DEVICE COMPLICATION; NEW YORK HEART ASSOCIATION CLASS; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; ADVERSE EFFECTS; COMPLICATION; ECHOGRAPHY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART VENTRICLE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PROCEDURES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TACHYCARDIA, VENTRICULAR; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGED; CARDIAC RESYNCHRONIZATION THERAPY; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEART FAILURE; HEART VENTRICLES; HUMANS; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TACHYCARDIA, VENTRICULAR; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84905271226     PISSN: 08947317     EISSN: 10976795     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.echo.2014.04.001     Document Type: Article

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