Different effects of cardiac resynchronization therapy on left atrial function in patients with either idiopathic or ischaemic dilated cardiomyopathy: A two-dimensional speckle strain study

European Heart Journal

Volumn 28, Issue 22, 2007, Pages 2738-2748

  D'Andrea, Antonello ^a   Caso, Pio ^a   Romano, Silvio ^b   Scarafile, Raffaella ^a   Riegler, Lucia ^a   Salerno, Gemma ^a   Limongelli, Giuseppe ^a   Di Salvo, Giovanni ^a   Calabrò, Paolo ^a   Del Viscovo, Luca ^a   Romano, Gianpaolo ^a   Maiello, Ciro ^a   Santangelo, Lucio ^a   Severino, Sergio ^a   Cuomo, Sergio ^a   Cotrufo, Maurizio ^a   Calabrò, Raffaele ^a  

^a SECOND UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF L'AQUILA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Heart failure; Idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy; Left atrial function; Left atrium; Resynchronization therapy; Two dimensionalstrain imaging

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CARDIAC RESYNCHRONIZATION THERAPY; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONGESTIVE CARDIOMYOPATHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DOPPLER ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART FUNCTION; HUMAN; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CARDIAC OUTPUT; CARDIAC PACING, ARTIFICIAL; CARDIOMYOPATHY, DILATED; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, DOPPLER; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, STRESS; FEMALE; HEART ATRIA; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SYSTOLE;

EID: 36248938802     PISSN: 0195668X     EISSN: 15229645     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehm443     Document Type: Article

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