Super-responders to cardiac resynchronization therapy remain at risk for ventricular arrhythmias and benefit from defibrillator treatment

European Journal of Heart Failure

Volumn 16, Issue 10, 2014, Pages 1104-1111

  Van Der Heijden, Aafke C ^a   Höke, Ulas ^a   Thijssen, Joep ^a   Borleffs, C Jan Willem ^a   Van Rees, Johannes B ^a   Van Der Velde, Enno T ^a   Schalij, Martin J ^a   Van Erven, Lieselot ^a  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Cardiac resynchronization therapy; Implantable cardioverter defibrillator; Left ventricular reverse remodelling; Ventricular arrythmias

Indexed keywords

AMIODARONE; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CALCIUM ANTAGONIST; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; DIURETIC AGENT; HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL COENZYME A REDUCTASE INHIBITOR; SOTALOL; SPIRONOLACTONE;

AGED; ARTICLE; CARDIAC PATIENT; CARDIAC RESYNCHRONIZATION THERAPY; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; DEFIBRILLATION; DEVICE THERAPY; ECHOCARDIOGRAPH; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE ENDSYSTOLIC VOLUME; HEART VENTRICLE ARRHYTHMIA; HUMAN; IMPLANTABLE CARDIOVERTER DEFIBRILLATOR; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIMARY PREVENTION; SECONDARY PREVENTION; TREATMENT RESPONSE; ADVERSE EFFECTS; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HEART FAILURE; HEART VENTRICLE REMODELING; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; NETHERLANDS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PROCEDURES; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SURVIVAL; TACHYCARDIA, VENTRICULAR; VERY ELDERLY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CARDIAC RESYNCHRONIZATION THERAPY; DEFIBRILLATORS, IMPLANTABLE; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEART FAILURE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NETHERLANDS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; TACHYCARDIA, VENTRICULAR; VENTRICULAR REMODELING;

EID: 84907966951     PISSN: 13889842     EISSN: 18790844     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ejhf.152     Document Type: Article

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