Comparison of Eight Echocardiographic Methods for Determining the Prevalence of Mechanical Dyssynchrony and Site of Latest Mechanical Contraction in Patients Scheduled for Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy

American Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 103, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 1746-1752

  Faletra, Francesco F ^a   Conca, Cristina ^a   Klersy, Catherine ^b   Klimusina, Julija ^a   Regoli, François ^a   Mantovani, Antonio ^a   Pasotti, Elena ^a   Pedrazzini, Giovanni B ^a   De Castro, Stefano ^c   Moccetti, Tiziano ^a   Auricchio, Angelo ^a  

^a DIVISION OF CARDIOLOGY   (Switzerland)

^b FONDAZIONE IRCCS POLICLINICO SAN MATTEO   (Italy)

^c SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CARDIAC PATIENT; CARDIAC RESYNCHRONIZATION THERAPY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART FAILURE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE CONTRACTILITY; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FAILURE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POPULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPECKLE TRACKING; SYSTOLIC DYSFUNCTION; TECHNIQUE; THREE DIMENSIONAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; TISSUE DOPPLER IMAGING;

AGED; DEFIBRILLATORS, IMPLANTABLE; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTRIC COUNTERSHOCK; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEART FAILURE; HEART VENTRICLES; HUMANS; MALE; MYOCARDIAL CONTRACTION; PREVALENCE; SWITZERLAND; SYSTOLE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VENTRICULAR DYSFUNCTION, LEFT; VENTRICULAR FUNCTION, LEFT;

EID: 67649401778     PISSN: 00029149     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2009.02.043     Document Type: Article

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