Short-axis 2D strain from speckle tracking predicts echocardiographic response to cardiac resynchronization therapy

Echocardiography

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 76-84

  Artis, Nigel J ^a   Oxborough, David L ^b   Birch, Karen M ^b   Williams, Gordon ^a   Tan, Lip Bun ^b   Pepper, Christopher B ^a  

^a LEEDS GENERAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

2D strain imaging; cardiac resynchronization imaging; dyssynchrony; echocardiography; reverse remodeling

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CARDIAC IMAGING; CARDIAC RESYNCHRONIZATION THERAPY; CARDIOVASCULAR PARAMETERS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIASTOLE; DISEASE SEVERITY; DOPPLER ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART CONTRACTION; HEART FAILURE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE; HEART RATE; HUMAN; MALE; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIABILITY; REPRODUCIBILITY; SYSTOLE; TREATMENT RESPONSE; TWO DIMENSIONAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CARDIAC RESYNCHRONIZATION THERAPY; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; VENTRICULAR DYSFUNCTION;

EID: 79251498013     PISSN: 07422822     EISSN: 15408175     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8175.2010.01276.x     Document Type: Article

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