Echocardiography to optimize patient selection for cardiac resynchronization therapy;Echokardiographie zur optimierung der patientenauswahl für eine resynchronisationstherapie

Deutsche Medizinische Wochenschrift

Volumn 132, Issue 14, 2007, Pages 762-767

  Breithardt, Ole A ^a   Flachskampf, F A ^a   Daniel, W G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ERLANGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cardiac resynchronization therapy; Echocardiography; Heart failure

Indexed keywords

CARDIAC RESYNCHRONIZATION THERAPY; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; GENE EXPRESSION; HEART FAILURE; HUMAN; PATIENT SELECTION; REVIEW; SYSTOLIC DYSFUNCTION; CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE; HEART BLOCK; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HEART PACING; STANDARD;

CARDIAC PACING, ARTIFICIAL; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART BLOCK; HEART FAILURE, CONGESTIVE; HUMANS; PATIENT SELECTION; VENTRICULAR DYSFUNCTION, LEFT;

EID: 34248324796     PISSN: 00120472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-973617     Document Type: Review

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