Current status of cardiac resynchronization therapy device optimization in Japan

Background: Cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) is known to be effective for patients with heart failure. However, despite data suggesting that routine atrioventricular (AV) and interventricular (VV) delay optimization may play significant roles in CRT, there is no standard on how and when the C...

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Main Authors: Kentaro Doi, Takashi Noda, Kentaro Yoshida, Hiro Yamasaki, Yukio Sekiguchi, Shiro Kamakura, Wataru Shimizu, Kazutaka Aonuma
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2013-06-01
Series:Journal of Arrhythmia
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1880427613000513