Improvement of left ventricular mechanical dyssynchrony associated with restoration of left ventricular function in a patient with fulminant myocarditis and complete left bundle branch block

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 127, Issue 1, 2008, Pages

  Takamura, Takeshi ^a   Dohi, Kaoru ^a   Onishi, Katsuya ^a   Kurita, Tairo ^a   Tanabe, Masaki ^a   Tanigawa, Takashi ^a   Isaka, Naoki ^a   Ito, Masaaki ^a  

^a MIE UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Ejection fraction; Heart failure; Left bundle branch block; Mechanical dyssynchrony; Myocarditis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CONVALESCENCE; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HEART LEFT BUNDLE BRANCH BLOCK; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; MYOCARDITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QRS COMPLEX; TRANSTHORACIC ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

BUNDLE-BRANCH BLOCK; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDITIS; VENTRICULAR DYSFUNCTION, LEFT;

EID: 43949100268     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2007.01.052     Document Type: Article

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