American Journal of Cardiology
Volume 103, Issue 5 , Pages 690-694 , 1 March 2009

Comparison of Time Course of Response to Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy in Patients With Ischemic Versus Nonischemic Cardiomyopathy

  • Nina Ajmone Marsan, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands
    • IRCCS Policlinico S. Matteo, Pavia, Italy
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  • Gabe B. Bleeker, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands
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  • Rutger J. van Bommel, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands
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  • Claudia Ypenburg, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands
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  • Victoria Delgado, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands
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  • C. Jan Willem Borleffs, MD

      Affiliations

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

      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 InformationCorresponding author: Tel: 31-71-526-2020; fax: 31-71-526-6809

Received 26 August 2008 ,Revised 5 November 2008 ,Accepted 5 November 2008.

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 Dr. Bax received grants from Medtronic, Minneapolis, Minnesota, Boston Scientific, Natick, Massachusetts, BMS Medical Imaging, Bruxelles, Belgium, St. Jude Medical, St. Paul, Minnesota, and General Electric Healthcare, Horten, Norway. Dr. Schalij received grants from Biotronik, Berlin, Germany, Medtronic, and Boston Scientific. Dr. Marsan and Dr. Delgado are supported by a research grant from the European Society of Cardiology.

PII: S0002-9149(08)01989-9

doi: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2008.11.008

American Journal of Cardiology
Volume 103, Issue 5 , Pages 690-694 , 1 March 2009

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