Magnetic resonance imaging and response to cardiac resynchronization therapy: Relative merits of left ventricular dyssynchrony and scar tissue

European Heart Journal

Volumn 30, Issue 19, 2009, Pages 2360-2367

  Marsan, Nina Ajmone ^a,b,d   Westenberg, Jos J M ^a   Ypenburg, Claudia ^a   Van Bommel, Rutger J ^a   Roes, Stijntje ^a   Delgado, Victoria ^a   Tops, Laurens F ^a   Van Der Geest, Rob J ^a   Boersma, Eric ^c   De Roos, Albert ^a   Schalij, Martin J ^a   Bax, Jeroen J ^a  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b FONDAZIONE IRCCS POLICLINICO SAN MATTEO   (Italy)

^c ERASMUS UNIVERSITY ROTTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^d ROYAL NETHERLANDS ACADEMY OF ARTS AND SCIENCES   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Cardiac resynchronization therapy; Left ventricular dyssynchrony; Magnetic resonance imaging; Myocardial scar

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CARDIAC RESYNCHRONIZATION THERAPY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEART FAILURE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE ENDDIASTOLIC VOLUME; HEART MUSCLE; HEART MUSCLE CONDUCTION DISTURBANCE; HEART VOLUME; HUMAN; LEFT VENTRICULAR DYSSYNCHRONY; LEFT VENTRICULAR END SYSTOLIC VOLUME; MALE; MYOCARDIAL SCAR; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCAR; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGED; CARDIAC PACING, ARTIFICIAL; CARDIOMYOPATHIES; CICATRIX; FEMALE; HEART FAILURE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VENTRICULAR DYSFUNCTION, LEFT;

EID: 70349696514     PISSN: 0195668X     EISSN: 15229645     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehp280     Document Type: Article

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