Temporary biventricular pacing after cardiac surgery in patients with severe left ventricular dysfunction
Left ventricular (LV) function is an important predictor of outcome after cardiac surgery. Severely impaired LV function (EF<20%) carries a 4-fold increase in the risk of in-hospital mortality compared to patients with EF >40%. Optimising LV function in the peri-operative setting may improve o...
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Cardiff University
2013
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| Online Access: | http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.611007 |