Role of echocardiography to determine candidacy for cardiac resynchronization therapy

Current Opinion in Cardiology

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 16-22

  Gorcsan III, John ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

Author keywords

Congestive heart failure; Doppler ultrasound; Echocardiography; Pacing therapy

Indexed keywords

CARDIAC RESYNCHRONIZATION THERAPY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DOPPLER ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ECG ABNORMALITY; HEART CYCLE; HEART FAILURE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE ASYNERGY; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE EJECTION TIME; HUMAN; M MODE ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QRS COMPLEX; REVIEW;

ARRHYTHMIAS, CARDIAC; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, DOPPLER, PULSED; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; HUMANS;

EID: 40349094589     PISSN: 02684705     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/HCO.0b013e3282f2e260     Document Type: Review

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