A novel tool to assess systolic asynchrony and identify responders of cardiac resynchronization therapy by tissue synchronization imaging

Journal of the American College of Cardiology

Volumn 45, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 677-684

  Yu, Cheuk Man ^a   Zhang, Qing ^a   Fung, Jeffrey Wing Hong ^a   Chan, Hamish Chi Kin ^b   Chan, Yat Sun ^a   Yip, Gabriel Wai Kwok ^a   Kong, Shun Ling ^a   Lin, Hong ^a   Zhang, Yan ^a   Sanderson, John E ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b ALICE HO MIU LING NETHERSOLE HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CARDIAC RESYNCHRONIZATION THERAPY; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DOPPLER ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART DISEASE; HEART EJECTION FRACTION; HEART FAILURE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE; HEART VENTRICLE REMODELING; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL PARAMETERS; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; SYSTOLE; SYSTOLIC ASYNCHRONY; TISSUE SYNCHRONIZATION IMAGING; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 20044374193     PISSN: 07351097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2004.12.003     Document Type: Article

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