Adult definitions for dyssynchrony are inappropriate for pediatric patients

Echocardiography

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 468-474

  Misra, Nilanjana ^a   Webber, Steven A ^b   Degroff, Curt G ^c,d,e  

^a ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d University of Pittsburgh   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

dyssynchrony; echocardiogram; pediatric resyncronization

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CARDIAC RESYNCHRONIZATION THERAPY; CARDIOMYOPATHY; CHILD; DOPPLER ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; FEMALE; HEART DISEASE; HEART FAILURE; HEART MUSCLE; HEART RATE; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MUSCLE STRAIN; NEWBORN; OUTPATIENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STANDARD; TISSUE DOPPLER IMAGING; TWO DIMENSIONAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

ADOLESCENT; CARDIAC RESYNCHRONIZATION THERAPY; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMANS; IMAGE INTERPRETATION, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; INFANT; MALE; PILOT PROJECTS; VENTRICULAR DYSFUNCTION, LEFT; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79954993391     PISSN: 07422822     EISSN: 15408175     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8175.2010.01348.x     Document Type: Article

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