Evidence of reverse remodeling after long-term biventricular stimulation for resynchronization in patients with wide QRS selected on the basis of echocardiographic electromechanical delays

Italian Heart Journal

Volumn 5, Issue 11, 2004, Pages 818-825

  Barbieri, Andrea ^a   Bursi, Francesca ^a   Bonatti, Silvia ^a   Coppi, Francesca ^a   Zanasi, Vera ^a   Reggianini, Letizia ^a   Casali, Edoardo ^a   Malavasi, Vincenzo Livio ^a   Modena, Maria Grazia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MODENA AND REGGIO EMILIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Heart failure; Imaging; Pacing; Remodeling

Indexed keywords

AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE; DOPPLER ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART BUNDLE BRANCH BLOCK; HEART PACING; HEART VENTRICLE REMODELING; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; QUALITY OF LIFE; REPRODUCIBILITY; STATISTICAL MODEL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BUNDLE-BRANCH BLOCK; CARDIAC PACING, ARTIFICIAL; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, DOPPLER; FEMALE; HEART FAILURE, CONGESTIVE; HUMANS; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; QUALITY OF LIFE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VENTRICULAR REMODELING;

EID: 14844295471     PISSN: 1129471X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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