Strain rate imaging in CRT candidates

European Heart Journal, Supplement

Volumn 6, Issue D, 2004, Pages

  Breithardt, Ole A ^a   Herbots, Lieven ^b   D'Hooge, Jan ^b   Claus, Piet ^b   Bijnens, Bart ^b   Stellbrink, Christoph ^a   Franke, Andreas ^a   Sutherland, George R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL RWTH AACHEN   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Cardiac resynchronization therapy; Echocardiography; Heart failure; Pacing; Strain rate imaging

Indexed keywords

DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DOPPLER ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTRIC ACTIVITY; FOLLOW UP; HEART CONTRACTION; HEART CYCLE; HEART DISEASE; HEART LEFT BUNDLE BRANCH BLOCK; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FAILURE; HEART MOVEMENT; HEART MUSCLE CONDUCTION SYSTEM; HEART PACING; HEART STIMULATION; HEART VENTRICLE; HUMAN; IMAGING; MONITORING; PATIENT SELECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; QRS COMPLEX; RELIABILITY; REPRODUCIBILITY; REVIEW; VELOCITY;

EID: 3342912292     PISSN: 1520765X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ehjsup.2004.05.007     Document Type: Review

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