Recovery of left ventricular systolic function after biventricular resynchronization pacing in a child with repaired tetralogy of fallot and severe biventricular dysfunction

Circulation

Volumn 113, Issue 14, 2006, Pages

  Kirsh, Joel A ^a   Stephenson, Elizabeth A ^b   Redington, Andrew N ^b  

^a HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMIODARONE; CAPTOPRIL; CARDIOVASCULAR AGENT; CARVEDILOL; DIGOXIN; FUROSEMIDE; HYDROCHLOROTHIAZIDE; SPIRONOLACTONE;

ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL HEART PACEMAKER; ATRIOVENTRICULAR BLOCK; CARDIAC RESYNCHRONIZATION THERAPY; CARDIOPULMONARY BYPASS; CASE REPORT; DEVICE; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FALLOT TETRALOGY; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HEART FAILURE; HEART INDEX; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE CONTRACTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FAILURE; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HEART VENTRICLE SEPTUM DEFECT; HUMAN; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY VALVE STENOSIS; SUPRAVENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HEART PACING; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; SYSTOLE;

CARDIAC PACING, ARTIFICIAL; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HUMANS; MALE; SYSTOLE; TETRALOGY OF FALLOT; VENTRICULAR FUNCTION, LEFT;

EID: 33646691759     PISSN: 00097322     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.105.580126     Document Type: Article

References (2)

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