Feasibility of a New Tissue Doppler Based Method for Comprehensive Evaluation of Left-Ventricular Intra-Ventricular Mechanical Dyssynchrony in Children With Dilated Cardiomyopathy

Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography

Volumn 21, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 1062-1067

  Mohammed, Arshiya ^a   Friedberg, Mark K ^a  

^a HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

Author keywords

Diastole; Dilated cardiomyopathy; Mechanical dyssynchrony; Pediatrics; Systole

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONGESTIVE CARDIOMYOPATHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DIASTOLE; DOPPLER ECHOGRAPHY; EVALUATION; FEASIBILITY STUDY; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE; HEART VENTRICLE FAILURE; HEART VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HUMAN; MECHANICAL DYSSYNCHRONY; OBSERVER VARIATION; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; RELIABILITY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SYSTOLE;

ADOLESCENT; CARDIOMYOPATHY, DILATED; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, DOPPLER; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; VENTRICULAR DYSFUNCTION, LEFT;

EID: 50249152452     PISSN: 08947317     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.echo.2008.06.003     Document Type: Article

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