New insights in LV torsion for the selection of cardiac resynchronisation therapy candidates

Netherlands Heart Journal

Volumn 19, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 386-391

  Russel I K ^a,c   Gotte M J W ^b  

^a Department of Clinical Physics ^*  (Netherlands)

^b Afdeling cardiologie   (Netherlands)

^c Afdeling instrumentele dienst klinische fysica   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Cardiac resynchronization therapy; Heart failure; LV torsion; MRI tagging; Speckle tracking

Indexed keywords

CARDIAC RESYNCHRONIZATION THERAPY; HEART FAILURE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FAILURE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE TORSION; HUMAN; ISCHEMIC CARDIOMYOPATHY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; REVIEW; RIGID BODY ROTATION; ROTATION; TORSION; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

EID: 80053373535     PISSN: 15685888     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12471-011-0136-y     Document Type: Review

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