Mechanisms of Reduction of Mitral Regurgitation by Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy

Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 54-62

  Vinereanu, Dragos ^b   Turner, Mark S ^a   Bleasdale, Robert A ^a   Mumford, Catherine E ^a   Cinteza, Mircea ^b   Frenneaux, Michael P ^a   Fraser, Alan G ^a  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b CAROL DAVILA UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE AND PHARMACY   (Romania)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANNULUS DIAMETER; ARTICLE; CARDIAC RESYNCHRONIZATION THERAPY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DIASTOLE; DISEASE SEVERITY; DOPPLER ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ANATOMY; HEART FAILURE; HEART VENTRICLE PACING; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL FUNCTION; MALE; MITRAL VALVE; MITRAL VALVE REGURGITATION; SYSTOLE;

EID: 33846011120     PISSN: 08947317     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.echo.2006.07.002     Document Type: Article

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