Left ventricular synchronization by biventricular pacing in Becker muscular dystrophy as assessed by tissue Doppler imaging

Heart and Lung: Journal of Acute and Critical Care

Volumn 34, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 317-320

  Stöllberger, Claudia ^a,b   Finsterer, Josef ^a  

^a KRANKENANSTALT RUDOLFSTIFTUNG   (Austria)

^b NONE   (Austria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; BECKER MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY; CARDIAC RESYNCHRONIZATION THERAPY; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIAGNOSTIC APPROACH ROUTE; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DISEASE COURSE; DOPPLER ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; GENERAL CONDITION DETERIORATION; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL EXAMINATION; MULTIPLE ORGAN FAILURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEPTICEMIA;

ADULT; CARDIAC PACING, ARTIFICIAL; CARDIOMYOPATHY, DILATED; CORONARY ANGIOGRAPHY; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, DOPPLER; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART FAILURE, CONGESTIVE; HUMANS; HYPERTROPHY, LEFT VENTRICULAR; MALE; MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY, DUCHENNE; MYOCARDIAL CONTRACTION; PACEMAKER, ARTIFICIAL; VENTRICULAR DYSFUNCTION, LEFT;

EID: 24644476131     PISSN: 01479563     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.hrtlng.2005.03.003     Document Type: Article

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