An Epidemic of Dyssynchrony. But What Does It Mean?

Journal of the American College of Cardiology

Volumn 51, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 12-17

  Kass, David A ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF PATHOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARDIAC RESYNCHRONIZATION THERAPY; DEFIBRILLATOR; DIASTOLE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; EPIDEMIC; EXERCISE; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART EJECTION FRACTION; HEART FAILURE; HEART FUNCTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HEART MUSCLE CONTRACTILITY; HUMAN; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QRS COMPLEX; REVIEW; SYSTOLE; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

ARRHYTHMIAS, CARDIAC; CARDIAC PACING, ARTIFICIAL; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART CONDUCTION SYSTEM; HEART FAILURE; HUMANS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; VENTRICULAR DYSFUNCTION;

EID: 37449010748     PISSN: 07351097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2007.09.027     Document Type: Review

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