Reverse remodelling of systolic left ventricular contraction pattern by long term cardiac resynchronisation therapy: Colour Doppler shows resynchronisation

Heart

Volumn 90, Issue 12, 2004, Pages 1411-1416

  Schuster, Peter ^a   Faerestrand, S ^a   Ohm, O J ^a  

^a HAUKELAND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; AMIODARONE; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CLOPIDOGREL; DIGITALIS; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; DIURETIC AGENT; WARFARIN;

AGED; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL HEART PACEMAKER; BALLOON CATHETER; CARDIAC RESYNCHRONIZATION THERAPY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COLOR TISSUE VELOCITY IMAGING; COLOR ULTRASOUND FLOWMETRY; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; FEMALE; FLUOROSCOPY; FOLLOW UP; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART BUNDLE BRANCH BLOCK; HEART FAILURE; HEART LEFT BUNDLE BRANCH BLOCK; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE CONTRACTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HEART VENTRICLE PACING; HEART VENTRICLE REMODELING; HEMODYNAMIC PARAMETERS; HUMAN; IMAGING SYSTEM; IMPLANTATION; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THROMBOEMBOLISM; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGED; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; BUNDLE-BRANCH BLOCK; CARDIAC OUTPUT, LOW; CARDIAC PACING, ARTIFICIAL; CARDIOMYOPATHIES; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, DOPPLER, COLOR; FEMALE; HEMODYNAMIC PROCESSES; HUMANS; MALE; MYOCARDIAL CONTRACTION; MYOCARDIAL ISCHEMIA; PACEMAKER, ARTIFICIAL; VENTRICULAR DYSFUNCTION, LEFT; VENTRICULAR REMODELING;

EID: 10344232667     PISSN: 13556037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/hrt.2003.030197     Document Type: Article

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