Interatrial Conduction Time and Left Atrial Function in Patients With Left Ventricular Systolic Dysfunction: Effects of Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy

Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography

Volumn 22, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 472-477

  Waggoner, Alan D ^a   Kalathiveetil, Sujith ^a   Spence, Karen E ^a   Dávila Román, Víctor G ^a   de las Fuentes, Lisa ^a  

^a Cardiovascular Imaging and Clinical Research Core Laboratory   (United States)

Author keywords

Cardiac resynchronization therapy; Interatrial conduction time; Left atrial function; Left ventricular systolic dysfunction

Indexed keywords

ANGIOTENSIN RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; DIGOXIN; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; FUROSEMIDE; POTASSIUM SPARING DIURETIC AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; CARDIAC RESYNCHRONIZATION THERAPY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEFIBRILLATOR; DIASTOLE; DOPPLER ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; DOPPLER ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM CONDUCTION; HEART ATRIUM FUNCTION; HEART ATRIUM PACING; HEART LEFT ATRIUM; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE CONTRACTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FAILURE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FILLING PRESSURE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE VOLUME; HEART VENTRICLE REMODELING; HUMAN; MALE; MITRAL VALVE; P WAVE; QRS COMPLEX; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SYSTOLIC DYSFUNCTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TWO DIMENSIONAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CARDIAC PACING, ARTIFICIAL; FEMALE; HEART FAILURE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VENTRICULAR DYSFUNCTION, LEFT;

EID: 67349118389     PISSN: 08947317     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.echo.2009.02.020     Document Type: Article

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