Cardiac re-synchronization therapy in a patient with isolated ventricular non-compaction: A case report

European Journal of Echocardiography

Volumn 10, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 713-715

  Garnier, Antoine ^a   Girod, Grégoire ^a  

^a Hopital de Sion   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Arrhythmia; Cardiac re synchronization therapy; Heart failure; Isolated ventricular non compaction

Indexed keywords

ANGIOTENSIN RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT;

AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CARDIAC RESYNCHRONIZATION THERAPY; CASE REPORT; CONGENITAL HEART MALFORMATION; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; DEFIBRILLATION; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART ATRIUM ARRHYTHMIA; HEART FAILURE; HEART VENTRICLE ARRHYTHMIA; HEART VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HEART VENTRICLE HYPERTROPHY; HUMAN; ISOLATED VENTRICULAR NON COMPACTION; LUNG EMBOLISM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QRS COMPLEX; THROMBOEMBOLISM; TRABECULAR MESHWORK; TRANSTHORACIC ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGED; CARDIOMYOPATHIES; DEFIBRILLATORS, IMPLANTABLE; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART VENTRICLES; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING;

EID: 67650898540     PISSN: 15252167     EISSN: 15322114     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ejechocard/jep040     Document Type: Article

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