Acoustic cardiography augments prolonged QRS duration for detecting left ventricular dysfunction

Annals of Noninvasive Electrocardiology

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 316-328

  Zuber, Michel ^a,b   Attenhofer Jost, Christine H ^c   Kipfer, Peter ^c   Collins, Sean P ^d   Michota, Frank ^e   Frank Peacock, W ^e  

^a Cardiology Outpatient Clinic   (Switzerland)

^b Kantonsspital Frauenfeld   (Switzerland)

^c KLINIK IM PARK   (Switzerland)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI   (United States)

^e LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Acoustic cardiography; QRS duration; Systolic dysfunction

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AMBULATORY CARE; ARTICLE; CARDIOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; HEART EJECTION FRACTION; HEART FAILURE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FAILURE; HEART SOUND; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QRS COMPLEX; SCORING SYSTEM; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, DOPPLER; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; ROC CURVE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; VENTRICULAR DYSFUNCTION, LEFT;

EID: 35548943530     PISSN: 1082720X     EISSN: 1542474X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1542-474X.2007.00181.x     Document Type: Article

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