Cardiac resynchronization therapy for low-flow, low-gradient aortic stenosis

European Journal of Heart Failure

Volumn 12, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 889-892

  Konstantino, Yuval ^a   Zimetbaum, Peter J ^a   Hsing, Jeff ^a   Kramer, Daniel B ^a   Chang, James D ^a  

^a BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Aortic stenosis; CHF; CRT; Low flow; Low gradient

Indexed keywords

DOPAMINE; FUROSEMIDE;

ADULT; AORTA VALVE; AORTA VALVE REPLACEMENT; AORTA VALVE STENOSIS; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL HEART PACEMAKER; CARDIAC RESYNCHRONIZATION THERAPY; CASE REPORT; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DISEASE SEVERITY; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART ASSIST DEVICE; HEART FAILURE; HEART HEMODYNAMICS; HEART LEFT BUNDLE BRANCH BLOCK; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE DYSSYNCHRONY; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE OUTFLOW TRACT; HEART VENTRICLE ARRHYTHMIA; HEART VENTRICLE DYSSYNCHRONY; HEART VENTRICLE PACING; HEART VENTRICLE PRESSURE; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QRS COMPLEX;

AORTIC VALVE; AORTIC VALVE STENOSIS; CARDIAC PACING, ARTIFICIAL; DISEASE PROGRESSION; FATAL OUTCOME; HEART FAILURE; HEART VENTRICLES; HUMANS; MALE; MYOCARDIAL CONTRACTION; PACEMAKER, ARTIFICIAL; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; VENTRICULAR DYSFUNCTION, LEFT; VENTRICULAR OUTFLOW OBSTRUCTION;

EID: 77955438303     PISSN: 13889842     EISSN: 18790844     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/eurjhf/hfq085     Document Type: Article

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