Cardiac resynchronization therapy for the causal treatment of heart failure with preserved ejection fraction: Insight from a pressure-volume loop analysis

European Journal of Heart Failure

Volumn 12, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 634-636

  Penicka, Martin ^a   Kocka, Viktor ^b   Herman, Dalibor ^b   Trakalova, Helena ^b   Herold, Martin ^b  

^a CARDIOVASCULAR CENTER   (Belgium)

^b CHARLES UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Biventricular pacing; Dyssynchrony; Heart failure with preserved ejection fraction

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL HEART PACEMAKER; CARDIAC RESYNCHRONIZATION THERAPY; CASE REPORT; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; DISEASE SEVERITY; DYSPNEA; EXERCISE TOLERANCE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART EJECTION FRACTION; HEART FAILURE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE ENDDIASTOLIC PRESSURE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE ENDDIASTOLIC VOLUME; HEART MUSCLE CONDUCTION DISTURBANCE; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

BUNDLE-BRANCH BLOCK; CARDIAC PACING, ARTIFICIAL; FEMALE; HEART FAILURE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; STROKE VOLUME; VENTRICULAR DYSFUNCTION, LEFT;

EID: 77953004394     PISSN: 13889842     EISSN: 18790844     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/eurjhf/hfq068     Document Type: Article

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