Echocardiography, dyssynchrony, and the response to cardiac resynchronization therapy

European Heart Journal

Volumn 31, Issue 19, 2010, Pages

  Yu, Cheuk Man ^a   Sanderson, John E ^a   Gorcsan III, John ^b  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

Author keywords

Cardiac resynchronization therapy; Dyssynchrony; Echocardiography

Indexed keywords

CARDIAC RESYNCHRONIZATION THERAPY; CLINICAL TRIAL; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART FAILURE; HEART MUSCLE ISCHEMIA; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE FAILURE; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QRS COMPLEX; REVIEW; SYSTOLIC DYSFUNCTION; THREE DIMENSIONAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; TISSUE DOPPLER IMAGING;

ARRHYTHMIAS, CARDIAC; CARDIAC RESYNCHRONIZATION THERAPY; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, DOPPLER; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, THREE-DIMENSIONAL; FORECASTING; HEART FAILURE; HUMANS; TREATMENT FAILURE;

EID: 77957658200     PISSN: 0195668X     EISSN: 15229645     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehq263     Document Type: Review

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