Short atrioventricular delay reduces the degree of mitral regurgitation in patients with a sequential dual-chamber pacemaker

American Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 80, Issue 7, 1997, Pages 901-905

  Rossi, Rosario ^a   Muia Jr , Nicola ^a   Turco, Vincenzo ^a   Sgura, Fabio Alfredo ^a   Molinari, Rosella ^a   Modena, Maria Grazia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MODENA AND REGGIO EMILIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL HEART PACEMAKER; ATRIOVENTRICULAR BLOCK; CONTRAST ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; FEMALE; HEART OUTPUT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MITRAL VALVE REGURGITATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

AGED; ATRIOVENTRICULAR NODE; CARDIAC PACING, ARTIFICIAL; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, DOPPLER, COLOR; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; HEART BLOCK; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MITRAL VALVE INSUFFICIENCY; PACEMAKER, ARTIFICIAL;

EID: 0030665801     PISSN: 00029149     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9149(97)00557-2     Document Type: Article

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