Critical appraisal of methods to assess mechanical dyssynchrony

Current Opinion in Cardiology

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 18-28

  Yu, Cheuk Man ^a,d   Bax, Jeroen J ^b   Gorcsan III, John ^c  

^a Division of Cardiology

^b LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^d Institute of Vascular Medicine   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Cardiac resynchronization therapy; Dyssynchrony; Echocardiography

Indexed keywords

CARDIAC RESYNCHRONIZATION THERAPY; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART VENTRICLE SEPTUM; HUMAN; IMAGE QUALITY; IMPLANTATION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QRS COMPLEX; REAL TIME ECHOGRAPHY; REVIEW; SYSTOLIC DYSSYNCHRONY; TISSUE DOPPLER IMAGING; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MULTICENTER STUDIES AS TOPIC; PACEMAKER, ARTIFICIAL; RADIONUCLIDE ANGIOGRAPHY; VENTRICULAR DYSFUNCTION;

EID: 58149234869     PISSN: 02684705     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/HCO.0b013e32831bc34e     Document Type: Review

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