Patient assessment for cardiac resynchronization therapy: Past, present and future of imaging techniques

Canadian Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 27-34

  Auger, Dominique ^a   Ducharme, Anique ^a   Harel, François ^a   Marcotte, François ^a   Thibault, Bernard ^a   O'Meara, Eileen ^a  

^a MONTREAL HEART INSTITUTE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cardiac magnetic resonance; Cardiac resynchronization therapy; Echocardiography; Nuclear medicine; Strain rate

Indexed keywords

CARDIAC MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; CARDIAC RESYNCHRONIZATION THERAPY; CLINICAL TRIAL; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DOPPLER ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART FAILURE; HUMAN; M MODE ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; MYOCARDIAL PERFUSION IMAGING; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; PATIENT SELECTION; QRS COMPLEX; RADIOISOTOPE VENTRICULOGRAPHY; REVIEW; THERAPY EFFECT; THREE DIMENSIONAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; TISSUE DOPPLER IMAGING; TISSUE SYNCHRONIZATION IMAGING; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; CLASSIFICATION; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HEART PACING; METHODOLOGY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

CARDIAC PACING, ARTIFICIAL; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART FAILURE; HUMANS; PATIENT SELECTION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; VENTRICULAR DYSFUNCTION, LEFT;

EID: 77649224965     PISSN: 0828282X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0828-282X(10)70332-9     Document Type: Review

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