Left Ventricular Dyssynchrony in Patients with Normal Ventricular Systolic Function Referred for Exercise Echocardiography

Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography

Volumn 21, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 1145-1149

  Bernheim, Alain M ^a   Nakajima, Yoshie ^a   Pellikka, Patricia A ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

Doppler; Echocardiography; Exercise testing; Tissue Doppler

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE CONTRACTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FAILURE; HEART RATE; HEART VENTRICLE CONTRACTION; HUMAN; LEFT VENTRICULAR DYSSYNCHRONY; MALE; QRS COMPLEX;

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

EID: 52949150129     PISSN: 08947317     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.echo.2008.08.002     Document Type: Article

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