Left Ventricular Twist Mechanics in a Canine Model of Reversible Congestive Heart Failure: A Pilot Study

Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 95-98

  Wang, Jianwen ^a   Nagueh, Sherif F ^a   Mathuria, Nilesh S ^b   Shih, Hue Teh ^c   Panescu, Dorin ^d   Khoury, Dirar S ^a  

^a HOUSTON METHODIST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c Center for Cardiac Arrhythmias   (United States)

^d Cardiac Rhythm Management Division   (United States)

Author keywords

Echocardiography; Speckle tracking; Ventricular twist

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOG; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HEART FAILURE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE ENDDIASTOLIC PRESSURE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HEART PACING; MALE; NONHUMAN; PILOT STUDY;

ANIMALS; DOGS; HEART FAILURE; HEART VENTRICLES; MALE; MYOCARDIAL CONTRACTION; PILOT PROJECTS; ROTATION; TORSION, MECHANICAL; VENTRICULAR DYSFUNCTION, LEFT;

EID: 58149085386     PISSN: 08947317     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.echo.2008.10.015     Document Type: Article

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