Ventricular dyssynchrony at echo: Detection by two-dimensional tracking and tissue Doppler imaging in candidates to biventricular pacing

Computers in Cardiology

Volumn 35, Issue , 2008, Pages 113-116

  Valzania, C ^a   Bertini, M ^a   Pedri, S ^b   Domenichini, G ^a   Frisoni, J ^a   Ziacchi, M ^a   Biffi, M ^a   Martignani, C ^a   Diemberger, I ^a   Corazza, I ^a   Pedrizzetti, G ^c   Boriani, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^b Esaote   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TRIESTE   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARDIOLOGY; DOPPLER EFFECT; INTERCHANGES; MEDICAL IMAGING; SPECKLE;

BIVENTRICULAR PACING; DYSSYNCHRONY; FOLLOW UP; HEART FAILURES; LEFT VENTRICULAR; SPECKLE TRACKING; SPECKLE TRACKING TECHNIQUES; TISSUE DOPPLER IMAGING;

TWO DIMENSIONAL;

EID: 62249152538     PISSN: 02766574     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/CIC.2008.4748990     Document Type: Conference Paper

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