Utility of three-dimensional echocardiography in assessing and predicting response to cardiac resynchronization therapy

Canadian Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 26, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 475-480

  Lau, Ching ^a   Abdel Qadir, Husam M ^b   Lashevsky, Ilan ^a   Hansen, Mark ^a   Crystal, Eugene ^a   Joyner, Campbell ^a  

^a SUNNYBROOK RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Biventricular pacing; Cardiac resynchronization therapy; Dyssynchrony; Heart failure; Three dimensional echocardiography; Ventricular remodelling

Indexed keywords

ANGIOTENSIN RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; DIGOXIN; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; LOOP DIURETIC AGENT; SPIRONOLACTONE;

AGED; ARTICLE; CARDIAC RESYNCHRONIZATION THERAPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; EVALUATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HEART FAILURE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE VOLUME; HEART VENTRICLE REMODELING; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREDICTIVE VALIDITY; THREE DIMENSIONAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

EID: 78649260682     PISSN: 0828282X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0828-282X(10)70451-7     Document Type: Article

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