Role of MRI in patient selection for CRT

Echocardiography

Volumn 25, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 1176-1185

  Delfino, Jana G ^a   Fornwalt, Brandon K ^b   Oshinski, John N ^a,b   Lerakis, Stamatios ^a  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Emory University   (United States)

Author keywords

CRT; Dyssynchrony; Magnetic resonance imaging

Indexed keywords

GADOLINIUM PENTETATE;

ARTIFICIAL HEART PACEMAKER; CARDIAC RESYNCHRONIZATION THERAPY; CINERADIOGRAPHY; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; CORONARY VEIN; FUNCTIONAL ANATOMY; HEART INFARCTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE WALL MOTION; HUMAN; MAGNETIC FIELD; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATIENT SELECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SCAR;

CARDIAC PACING, ARTIFICIAL; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATIENT SELECTION;

EID: 54949113736     PISSN: 07422822     EISSN: 15408175     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8175.2008.00783.x     Document Type: Review

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