Dynamic left ventricular dyssynchrony: A potential cause of no contractile reserve in patients with low-gradient aortic stenosis

European Journal of Echocardiography

Volumn 10, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 880-883

  Lancellotti, Patrizio ^a   Szymanski, Catherine ^b   Moonen, Marie ^a   Garweg, Christophe ^a   O'Connor, Kim ^a   Tribouilloy, Christophe ^b   Piérard, Luc A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIÈGE   (Belgium)

^b AMIENS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

Aortic stenosis; Left ventricular dyssynchrony; Low gradient

Indexed keywords

ATENOLOL; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; DIURETIC AGENT; DOBUTAMINE;

AGED; AORTA STENOSIS; AORTA VALVE; ARTICLE; CARDIOMYOPATHY; CASE REPORT; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DYNAMIC LEFT VENTRICULAR DYSSYNCHRONY; HEART AFTERLOAD; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FAILURE; HEART STROKE VOLUME; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STRESS ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; AORTA VALVE STENOSIS; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HEART PACING; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY;

AGED; AORTIC VALVE STENOSIS; CARDIAC PACING, ARTIFICIAL; HUMANS; MALE; VENTRICULAR DYSFUNCTION, LEFT;

EID: 73449106890     PISSN: 15252167     EISSN: 15322114     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ejechocard/jep079     Document Type: Article

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