Mechanical Dyssynchrony in Congestive Heart Failure. Diagnostic and Therapeutic Implications

Journal of the American College of Cardiology

Volumn 51, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 18-22

  Nagueh, Sherif F ^a  

^a HOUSTON METHODIST HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARDIAC RESYNCHRONIZATION THERAPY; CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIASTOLIC HEART FAILURE; DOPPLER ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART DISEASE; HEART EJECTION FRACTION; HEART FAILURE; HEART FUNCTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FAILURE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FILLING PRESSURE; HEART MUSCLE; HEART VENTRICLE CONTRACTION; HUMAN; MITRAL VALVE REGURGITATION; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QRS COMPLEX; REVIEW; SYSTOLIC HEART FAILURE; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

ARRHYTHMIAS, CARDIAC; CARDIAC PACING, ARTIFICIAL; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART CONDUCTION SYSTEM; HEART FAILURE; HEART FAILURE, DIASTOLIC; HUMANS; STROKE VOLUME; VENTRICULAR DYSFUNCTION, LEFT; VENTRICULAR REMODELING;

EID: 37449019670     PISSN: 07351097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2007.08.052     Document Type: Review

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