Clinical predictors of marked improvement in left ventricular performance after cardiac resynchronization therapy in patients with chronic heart failure

American Heart Journal

Volumn 151, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 477.e1-477.e6

  Mangiavacchi, Maurizio ^a,c   Gasparini, Maurizio ^a   Faletra, Francesco ^a   Klersy, Catherine ^b   Morenghi, Emanuela ^a   Galimberti, Paola ^a   Genovese, Luca ^a   Regoli, François ^a   De Chiara, Francesca ^a   Bragato, Renato ^a   Andreuzzi, Bruno ^a   Pini, Daniela ^a   Gronda, Edoardo ^a  

^a HUMANITAS CLINICAL AND RESEARCH CENTER   (Italy)

^b FONDAZIONE IRCCS POLICLINICO SAN MATTEO   (Italy)

^c NONE   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CARDIAC RESYNCHRONIZATION THERAPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; EXERCISE TOLERANCE; FEMALE; HEART FAILURE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE PERFORMANCE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE VOLUME; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MITRAL VALVE REGURGITATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 31344476309     PISSN: 00028703     EISSN: 10976744     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ahj.2005.08.008     Document Type: Article

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