Left ventricular free wall pacing: Seldom right for right bundle branch block

Circulation: Arrhythmia and Electrophysiology

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 543-552

  Bilchick, Kenneth C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Bundle branch block; Cardiac resynchronization therapy; Heart failure

Indexed keywords

CARDIAC RESYNCHRONIZATION THERAPY; CAUSE OF DEATH; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART BUNDLE BRANCH BLOCK; HEART FAILURE; HEART PACING; HEART VENTRICLE; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MORTALITY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PATIENT SELECTION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; ROLE PLAYING; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SURVIVAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

BUNDLE-BRANCH BLOCK; CARDIAC RESYNCHRONIZATION THERAPY; HEART FAILURE;

BUNDLE-BRANCH BLOCK; CARDIAC PACING, ARTIFICIAL; CARDIAC RESYNCHRONIZATION THERAPY; CAUSE OF DEATH; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART FAILURE; HEART VENTRICLES; HUMANS; MALE; PATIENT SELECTION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; RISK ASSESSMENT; ROLE; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84905823047     PISSN: 19413149     EISSN: 19413084     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/CIRCEP.113.000747     Document Type: Article

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