Reduced mitral regurgitation in heart failure patients submitted to cardiac resynchronization therapy: A short-term prospective study

Italian Heart Journal

Volumn 5, Issue 11, 2004, Pages 826-830

  Zanon, Francesco ^a   Aggio, Silvio ^a   Baracca, Enrico ^a   Bilato, Claudio ^a   Corbucci, Giorgio ^b   Rigatelli, Gianluca ^a   Zonzin, Pietro ^a  

^a ROVIGO GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b Vitatron Medical Italia   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cardiac resynchronization therapy; Heart failure; Mitral regurgitation

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE; DOPPLER ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ECHOGRAPHY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART BUNDLE BRANCH BLOCK; HEART PACING; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MITRAL VALVE REGURGITATION; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; STATISTICAL MODEL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGED; BUNDLE-BRANCH BLOCK; CARDIAC PACING, ARTIFICIAL; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, DOPPLER; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART FAILURE, CONGESTIVE; HUMANS; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; MITRAL VALVE INSUFFICIENCY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 14844286985     PISSN: 1129471X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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