Postero-lateral scar tissue resulting in non-response to cardiac resynchronization therapy

Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology

Volumn 17, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 899-901

  Bleeker, Gabe B ^a,b   Schalij, Martin J ^a   Van Der Wall, Ernst E ^a   Bax, Jeroen J ^a  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b ROYAL NETHERLANDS ACADEMY OF ARTS AND SCIENCES   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Cardiac resynchronization therapy; Contrast enhanced magnetic resonance imaging; Left ventricular dyssynchrony; Postero lateral scar tissue; Tissue Doppler imaging

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CARDIAC RESYNCHRONIZATION THERAPY; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DOPPLER ECHOGRAPHY; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART FUNCTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE DYSSYNCHRONY; HEART PACING; HUMAN; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QRS COMPLEX;

CARDIAC PACING, ARTIFICIAL; CICATRIX; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART FAILURE; HEART FAILURE, CONGESTIVE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; VENTRICULAR FUNCTION, LEFT;

EID: 33746095480     PISSN: 10453873     EISSN: 15408167     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8167.2006.00499.x     Document Type: Article

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