Cardiac resynchronization therapy as an 'alternative' approach to a non-operable severe aortic stenosis with left ventricular dysfunction

Journal of Heart Valve Disease

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 206-208

  Antonini Canterin, Francesco ^a   Baldessin, Ferdinando ^a   Brieda, Marco ^a   Dametto, Ermanno ^a   Hrovatin, Enzo ^a   Zardo, Fabio ^a   Nicolosi, Gian Luigi ^a  

^a S MARIA DEGLI ANGELI HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; DIURETIC AGENT;

ABDOMINAL RADIOGRAPHY; AGED; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; AORTA VALVE STENOSIS; ARTICLE; ASCITES; BLOOD ANALYSIS; CARDIAC RESYNCHRONIZATION THERAPY; CASE REPORT; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DISEASE SEVERITY; ECHOGRAPHY; EXERCISE TOLERANCE; GALLSTONE; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FAILURE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE WALL MOTION; HUMAN; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; MALE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSE GENERATOR; QRS COMPLEX; RECURRENT DISEASE; SINUS RHYTHM; TRANSTHORACIC ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGED; AORTIC VALVE STENOSIS; CARDIAC PACING, ARTIFICIAL; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEART VALVE PROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION; HUMANS; MALE; MYOCARDIAL CONTRACTION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; VENTRICULAR DYSFUNCTION, LEFT; VENTRICULAR REMODELING;

EID: 33645568415     PISSN: 09668519     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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