Relation of Left Ventricular Systolic Dyssynchrony in Patients With Heart Failure to Left Ventricular Ejection Fraction and to QRS Duration

American Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 102, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 602-605

  Chan, Chin Pang ^a   Zhang, Qing ^a   Yip, Gabriel Wai Kwok ^a   Fung, Jeffery Wing Hong ^a   Lam, Yat Yin ^a   Lee, Pui Wai ^a   Wu, Eugene B ^a   Shang, Qing ^a   Liang, Yujia ^a   Yu, Cheuk Man ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CARDIAC RESYNCHRONIZATION THERAPY; CHI SQUARE TEST; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HEART FAILURE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE CONTRACTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HUMAN; IMAGING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QRS COMPLEX; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SYSTOLIC DYSFUNCTION; VELOCITY;

EID: 50949101042     PISSN: 00029149     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2008.04.032     Document Type: Article

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