The Impact of Exercise-Induced Changes in Intraventricular Dyssynchrony on Functional Improvement in Patients with Nonischemic Cardiomyopathy

Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography

Volumn 21, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 948-953

  Kang, Soo Jin ^a   Lim, Hong Seok ^a   Choi, Byoung Joo ^a   Choi, So Yeon ^a   Yoon, Myeong Ho ^a   Hwang, Gyo Seung ^a   Shin, Joon Han ^a   Tahk, Seung Jea ^a  

^a Ajou University Medical CentSuwon   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Doppler tissue imaging; Exercise induced dyssynchrony; Functional improvement

Indexed keywords

ANGIOTENSIN RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; DIGITALIS; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; DIURETIC AGENT; SPIRONOLACTONE;

ARTICLE; BICYCLE ERGOMETRY; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; CARDIOMYOPATHY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COLOR ULTRASOUND FLOWMETRY; DISEASE DURATION; EXERCISE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HEART EJECTION FRACTION; HEART FAILURE; HEART VENTRICLE DYSSYNCHRONY; HEART VENTRICLE ENDSYSTOLIC VOLUME; HEART VENTRICLE REMODELING; HUMAN; MALE; MITRAL VALVE REGURGITATION; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NON ISCHEMIC CARDIOMYOPATHY; PREDICTION; SYSTOLE;

CARDIOMYOPATHIES; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, DOPPLER; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL ISCHEMIA; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; VENTRICULAR DYSFUNCTION, LEFT;

EID: 47649125334     PISSN: 08947317     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.echo.2008.01.009     Document Type: Article

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