Cardiac Resynchronization in Chronic Heart Failure

Abstract

Cardiac resynchronization results in significant clinical improvement in patients who have moderate-to-severe heart failure and an intraventricular conduction delay.

Keywords

MedicineHeart failureEjection fractionCardiac resynchronization therapyCardiologyInternal medicineQRS complexBradycardiaLeft bundle branch blockArtificial cardiac pacemakerHeart rateBlood pressure

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Year: 2002
Type: article
Volume: 346
Issue: 24
Pages: 1845-1853
Citations: 4549
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                                    William T. Abraham, 
                                
                                    Westby G. Fisher, 
                                
                                    Andrew L. Smith
                                
                                et al.
                            
                            (2002). 
                            Cardiac Resynchronization in Chronic Heart Failure. 
                            New England Journal of Medicine
                            , 346
                            (24)
                            , 1845-1853.
                            https://doi.org/10.1056/nejmoa013168
                        

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DOI: 10.1056/nejmoa013168