Optimizing CRT - Do we need more leads and delivery methods

Journal of Atrial Fibrillation

Volumn 7, Issue 6, 2015, Pages 39-47

  Martens, Pieter ^a   Verbrugge, Frederik Hendrik ^a,b   Mullens, Wilfried ^a,b  

^a DEPARTMENT OF CARDIOLOGY   (Belgium)

^b HASSELT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CARDIAC MAPPING SYSTEM; CARDIAC RESYNCHRONIZATION THERAPY; CARDIAC RESYNCHRONIZATION THERAPY DEVICE; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL (TOPIC); ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTRODE IMPLANTATION; FOLLOW UP; FUNCTIONAL STATUS; HEART PACING; HUMAN; MEDICAL DEVICE COMPLICATION; MULTICENTER STUDY (TOPIC); QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC);

EID: 84931357107     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19416911     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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