Pathobiology of Left Ventricular Dyssynchrony and Resynchronization

Progress in Cardiovascular Diseases

Volumn 49, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 26-41

  Spragg, David D ^a   Kass, David A ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF PATHOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR;

ARTICLE; ATRIOVENTRICULAR CONDUCTION; BLOOD FLOW; CARDIAC PATIENT; CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE; ENERGY TRANSFER; HEART FAILURE; HEART FUNCTION; HEART HYPERTROPHY; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FAILURE; HEART MUSCLE; HEART PACING; HEART RIGHT BUNDLE BRANCH BLOCK; HUMAN; LONG TERM CARE; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

ANIMALS; ARRHYTHMIA; CARDIAC PACING, ARTIFICIAL; HEART CONDUCTION SYSTEM; HEART FAILURE, CONGESTIVE; HUMANS; MYOCARDIUM; VENTRICULAR DYSFUNCTION, LEFT; VENTRICULAR REMODELING;

EID: 33746048385     PISSN: 00330620     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pcad.2006.05.001     Document Type: Article

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