American Journal of Cardiology
Volume 93, Issue 7 , Pages 860-863 , 1 April 2004

Comparison of benefits from cardiac resynchronization therapy in patients with ischemic cardiomyopathy versus idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy

  • Sander G Molhoek, MD

      Affiliations

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

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress for reprints: Jeroen J. Bax, MD, PhD, Department of Cardiology Leiden University Medical Center, Albinusdreef 2, 2333 ZA Leiden, The Netherlands.
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  • Lieselot van Erven, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands
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  • Marianne Bootsma, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands
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  • Eric Boersma, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Epidemiology and Statistics, Erasmus University Rotterdam, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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  • Paul Steendijk, PhD

      Affiliations

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

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands
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  • Martin J Schalij, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands

Received 30 September 2003 ,Revised 15 December 2003 ,Accepted 15 December 2003.

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PII: S0002-9149(03)01752-1

doi: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2003.12.024

American Journal of Cardiology
Volume 93, Issue 7 , Pages 860-863 , 1 April 2004

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