Effect of left ventricular endocardial activation pattern on echocardiographic and clinical response to cardiac resynchronization therapy

Heart

Volumn 93, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 432-437

  Fung, Jeffrey W H ^a   Chan, Joseph Y S ^a   Yip, Gabriel W K ^a   Chan, Hamish C K ^a   Chan, Winnie W L ^a   Zhang, Qing ^a   Yu, Cheuk Man ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALDOSTERONE ANTAGONIST; ANGIOTENSIN RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; ANTILIPEMIC AGENT; ANTITHROMBOCYTIC AGENT; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; DIURETIC AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CARDIAC RESYNCHRONIZATION THERAPY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROSTIMULATION; ENDOCARDIUM; FEMALE; HEART CONTRACTION; HEART EJECTION FRACTION; HEART FAILURE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; KAPLAN MEIER METHOD; MALE; MEDICAL SOCIETY; MORTALITY; NERVE BLOCK; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QRS COMPLEX; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; TREATMENT RESPONSE; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL; VOLUMETRY;

CARDIAC PACING, ARTIFICIAL; DISEASE-FREE SURVIVAL; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, DOPPLER, COLOR; FEMALE; HEART FAILURE, CONGESTIVE; HEART VENTRICLES; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STROKE VOLUME; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VENTRICULAR DYSFUNCTION, LEFT;

EID: 34247394940     PISSN: 13556037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/hrt.2007.115295     Document Type: Article

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