Ventricular dyssynchrony and risk markers of ventricular arrhythmias in nonischemic dilated cardiomyopathy: A study with phase analysis of angioscintigraphy

PACE - Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology

Volumn 26, Issue 1 II, 2003, Pages 352-356

  Fauchier, Laurent ^a,c   Marie, Olivier ^a   Casset Senon, Danielle ^b   Babuty, Dominique ^a   Cosnay, Pierre ^a   Fauchier, Jean Paul ^a  

^a Service De Cardiologie B   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF TOURS   (France)

^c SERVICE DE DERMATOLOGIE   (France)

Author keywords

Cardiac scintigraphy; Cardiomyopathy; Ventricular arrhythmias; Ventricular dyssynchrony

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONGESTIVE CARDIOMYOPATHY; DEFIBRILLATOR; DISEASE MARKER; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; FOLLOW UP; FOURIER ANALYSIS; HEART DEATH; HEART DILATATION; HEART FAILURE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE; HEART RATE VARIABILITY; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HEART VENTRICLE ARRHYTHMIA; HEART VENTRICLE PACING; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; QT INTERVAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCINTIANGIOGRAPHY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0037247788     PISSN: 01478389     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1460-9592.2003.00048.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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