Cardiac resynchronization therapy optimization by ultrasonic cardiac output monitoring (USCOM) device

PACE - Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 50-55

  Siu, Chung Wah ^a   Tse, Hung Fat ^a   Lee, Kathy ^a   Chan, Hon Wah ^a   Chen, Wai Hong ^a   Yung, Cindy ^a   Lee, Stephen ^a   Lau, Chu Pak ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Cardiac resynchronization; USCOM

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AORTA FLOW; ARTICLE; CARDIAC RESYNCHRONIZATION THERAPY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DOPPLER ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART FAILURE; HEART OUTPUT MEASUREMENT; HEART VENTRICLE CONDUCTION; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMAN; MALE; NURSE TRAINING; ULTRASOUND;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CARDIAC OUTPUT; CARDIAC PACING, ARTIFICIAL; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MONITORING, PHYSIOLOGIC;

EID: 33846291404     PISSN: 01478389     EISSN: 15408159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8159.2007.00579.x     Document Type: Article

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