Reversible left ventricular dyssynchrony and heart failure induced by right ventricular pacing

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 134, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 117-119

  Fung, Jeffrey W H ^a   Zhang, Qing ^a   Yip, Gabriel W K ^a   Yu, Cheuk M ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Heart failure; Left ventricular dyssynchrony; Right ventricular pacing

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; COMPLETE HEART BLOCK; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART FAILURE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE DYSSYNCHRONY; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HEART VENTRICLE PACING; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QRS COMPLEX; TISSUE DOPPLER IMAGING;

AGED; HEART FAILURE; HEART VENTRICLES; HUMANS; MALE; PACEMAKER, ARTIFICIAL; VENTRICULAR DYSFUNCTION, LEFT;

EID: 64149095855     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2007.12.018     Document Type: Article

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