Fragmented QRS complexes are associated with cardiac fibrosis and significant intraventricular systolic dyssynchrony in nonischemic dilated cardiomyopathy patients with a narrow QRS interval

Echocardiography

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 62-68

  Basaran, Yelda ^a   Tigen, Kursat ^a   Karaahmet, Tansu ^a   Isiklar, Iclal ^b   Cevik, Cihan ^c   Gurel, Emre ^a   Dundar, Cihan ^a   Pala, Selcuk ^a   Mahmutyazicioglu, Kamran ^d   Basaran, Ozcan ^a  

^a KOSUYOLU HEART AND RESEARCH HOSPITAL   (Turkey)

^b BASKENT UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^c TEXAS HEART INSTITUTE   (United States)

^d Sema Hastanesi Istanbul   (Turkey)

Author keywords

cardiac fibrosis; fQRS complex; nonischemic cardiomyopathy

Indexed keywords

BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; DIGOXIN; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; DIURETIC AGENT; GADOLINIUM; GADOTERATE MEGLUMINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONGESTIVE CARDIOMYOPATHY; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HEART FAILURE; HEART MUSCLE CONDUCTION DISTURBANCE; HEART MUSCLE FIBROSIS; HEART VENTRICLE CONTRACTION; HUMAN; INTRAVENTRICULAR SYSTOLIC DYSSYNCHRONY; MALE; NARROW QRS INTERVAL; NONISCHEMIC DILATED CARDIOMYOPATHY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QRS COMPLEX; SINUS RHYTHM; TISSUE DOPPLER IMAGING;

ADULT; CARDIOMYOPATHY, DILATED; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ENDOMYOCARDIAL FIBROSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; ISCHEMIA; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; MALE; VENTRICULAR DYSFUNCTION;

EID: 79251486685     PISSN: 07422822     EISSN: 15408175     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8175.2010.01242.x     Document Type: Article

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