Comparison of myocardial deformation and velocity dyssynchrony for identification of responders to cardiac resynchronization therapy

European Journal of Heart Failure

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 391-399

  Mele, Donato ^a   Toselli, Tiziano ^a   Capasso, Fabio ^b   Stabile, Giuseppe ^b   Piacenti, Marcello ^c   Piepoli, Massimo ^d   Giatti, Sara ^a   Klersy, Catherine ^e   Sallusti, Luciano ^f   Ferrari, Roberto ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF FERRARA   (Italy)

^b Cardiac Unit   (Italy)

^c INSTITUTE OF CLINICAL PHYSIOLOGY   (Italy)

^d Ospedale Civile   (Italy)

^e FONDAZIONE IRCCS POLICLINICO SAN MATTEO   (Italy)

^f Guidant   (Italy)

Author keywords

Biventricular pacing; Cardiac resynchronization therapy; Doppler tissue imaging; Heart failure; Strain imaging

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CARDIAC RESYNCHRONIZATION THERAPY; CELL SYNCHRONIZATION; CONGESTIVE CARDIOMYOPATHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; FEMALE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FAILURE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QRS COMPLEX; REPRODUCIBILITY; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

AGED; CARDIAC PACING, ARTIFICIAL; CARDIAC VOLUME; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, DOPPLER, COLOR; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEART FAILURE; HEART VENTRICLES; HUMANS; MALE; MYOCARDIAL CONTRACTION; PROGNOSIS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; ROC CURVE; SYSTOLE; TIME FACTORS; TOMOGRAPHY, EMISSION-COMPUTED, SINGLE-PHOTON; VENTRICULAR FUNCTION, LEFT;

EID: 66249127178     PISSN: 13889842     EISSN: 18790844     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/eurjhf/hfp032     Document Type: Article

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