American Heart Journal
Volume 158, Issue 5 , Pages 769-776 , November 2009

Cardiac resynchronization therapy in patients with ischemic versus non-ischemic heart failure: Differential effect of optimizing interventricular pacing interval

  • Nina Ajmone Marsan, MD

      Affiliations

    • Departments of Cardiology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands
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  • Gabe B. Bleeker, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Departments of Cardiology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands
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  • Rutger J. Van Bommel, MD

      Affiliations

    • Departments of Cardiology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands
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  • Jan Willem Borleffs, MD

      Affiliations

    • Departments of Cardiology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands
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  • Matteo Bertini, MD

      Affiliations

    • Departments of Cardiology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands
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  • Eduard R. Holman, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Departments of Cardiology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands
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  • Ernst E. van der Wall, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Departments of Cardiology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands
    • Interuniversity Cardiology Institute of the Netherlands, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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  • Martin J. Schalij, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Departments of Cardiology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands
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  • Jeroen J. Bax, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Departments of Cardiology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Jeroen J. Bax, MD, PhD, Department of Cardiology, Leiden University Medical Center, Albinusdreef 2, 2333 ZA Leiden, The Netherlands.

Received 19 June 2009 ,Accepted 3 September 2009.

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doi: 10.1016/j.ahj.2009.09.004

American Heart Journal
Volume 158, Issue 5 , Pages 769-776 , November 2009

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