A review of multisite pacing to achieve cardiac resynchronization therapy

Europace

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 7-17

  Rinaldi, Christopher Aldo ^a   Burri, Haran ^b   Thibault, Bernard ^c   Curnis, Antonio ^d   Rao, Archana ^e   Gras, Daniel ^f   Sperzel, Johannes ^g   Singh, Jagmeet P ^h   Biffi, Mauro ⁱ   Bordachar, Pierre ^j   Leclercq, Christophe ^k  

^a GUY'S AND ST THOMAS' NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b GENEVA UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS   (Switzerland)

^c MONTREAL HEART INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BRESCIA   (Italy)

^e LIVERPOOL HEART AND CHEST HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^f Nouvelles Cliniques Nantaises   (France)

^g KERCKHOFF HEART CENTER   (Germany)

^h HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^j HAUT LÉVÊQUE HOSPITAL   (France)

^k PONTCHAILLOU UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

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Author keywords

Cardiac resynchronization therapy; Dyssynchrony; Heart failure; Multisite pacing; Pacemaker

Indexed keywords

CARDIAC RESYNCHRONIZATION THERAPY; CORONARY SINUS; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART FAILURE; HEART LEFT BUNDLE BRANCH BLOCK; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE; HEART MUSCLE CONDUCTION DISTURBANCE; HEART PACING; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE; HEART VENTRICLE PACING; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMAN; MULTICENTER STUDY (TOPIC); NERVE BLOCK; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QRS COMPLEX; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REVIEW; TREATMENT RESPONSE; ADVERSE EFFECTS; ANIMAL; BUNDLE-BRANCH BLOCK; COMPLICATION; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; PATIENT SELECTION; PROCEDURES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VENTRICULAR FIBRILLATION;

ANIMALS; BUNDLE-BRANCH BLOCK; CARDIAC RESYNCHRONIZATION THERAPY; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HEART FAILURE; HUMANS; PATIENT SELECTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VENTRICULAR FIBRILLATION;

EID: 84922462184     PISSN: 10995129     EISSN: 15322092     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/europace/euu197     Document Type: Review

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