A critical comparison of echocardiographic measurements used for optimizing cardiac resynchronization therapy: Stroke distance is best

European Journal of Heart Failure

Volumn 11, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 779-788

  Thomas, Dewi E ^a   Yousef, Zaheer R ^b   Fraser, Alan G ^a  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF WALES   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cardiac resynchronization therapy; Dyssynchrony; Echocardiography; Optimization; Stroke distance

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATRIOVENTRICULAR DELAY; CARDIAC RESYNCHRONIZATION THERAPY; CARDIOPULMONARY EXERCISE TEST; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART FAILURE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE OUTFLOW TRACT; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE OUTFLOW TRACT VELOCITY TIME INTEGRAL; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE VOLUME; HUMAN; INTERVENTRICULAR MECHANICAL DELAY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PARAMETER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RELIABILITY; REPRODUCIBILITY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TISSUE DOPPLER IMAGING; TREATMENT RESPONSE; WALKING; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; ECHOGRAPHY; EXERCISE TEST; FEASIBILITY STUDY; HEALTH STATUS INDICATOR; HEART OUTPUT; HEART PACING; HEART STROKE VOLUME; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL ISCHEMIA; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PROCEDURES; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUESTIONNAIRE; STATISTICS;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CARDIAC OUTPUT; CARDIAC PACING, ARTIFICIAL; EXERCISE TEST; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HEART FAILURE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL ISCHEMIA; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; STATISTICS AS TOPIC; STROKE VOLUME; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER;

EID: 67749094961     PISSN: 13889842     EISSN: 18790844     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/eurjhf/hfp086     Document Type: Article

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