Has mechanical dyssynchrony still a role in predicting cardiac resynchronization therapy response

Echocardiography

Volumn 27, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 831-838

  Porciani, Maria Cristina ^a   Cappelli, Francesco ^a   Perrotta, Laura ^a   Chiostri, Marco ^a   Rao, Carmelo M ^a   Pieragnoli, Paolo ^a   Ricciardi, Giuseppe ^a   Michelucci, Antonio ^a   Jelic, Sanja ^a   Padeletti, Luigi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

Author keywords

cardiac resynchronization therapy; CRT response; electrical dyssynchrony; mechanical dyssynchrony

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CARDIAC RESYNCHRONIZATION THERAPY; FEMALE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE ENDDIASTOLIC VOLUME; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE ENDSYSTOLIC VOLUME; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QRS COMPLEX; RATING SCALE; SYSTOLE; TISSUE DOPPLER IMAGING;

AGED; CARDIAC RESYNCHRONIZATION THERAPY; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ELASTICITY IMAGING TECHNIQUES; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); TREATMENT OUTCOME; VENTRICULAR DYSFUNCTION, LEFT;

EID: 77955791239     PISSN: 07422822     EISSN: 15408175     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8175.2009.01133.x     Document Type: Article

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