Regional patterns of dyssynchrony: Lateral wall delay is desirable but not essential for left ventricular remodeling in biventricular pacing

Echocardiography

Volumn 29, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 554-559

  O'Mara, John E ^a   Fruechte, Ethan M ^a   Palac, Robert T ^a   Costa, Salvatore P ^a  

^a DARTMOUTH HITCHCOCK MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

cardiac pacing; heart failure; left ventricular remodelling; tissue doppler imaging

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CARDIAC IMAGING; CARDIAC RESYNCHRONIZATION THERAPY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DYSSYNCHRONY; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FOLLOW UP; HEART DISEASE; HEART LEFT BUNDLE BRANCH BLOCK; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE ENDDIASTOLIC VOLUME; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE ENDSYSTOLIC VOLUME; HEART LEFT VENTRICULAR REMODELING; HEART VENTRICLE REMODELING; HUMAN; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QRS COMPLEX; TISSUE SYNCHRONIZATION IMAGNIG;

AGED, 80 AND OVER; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART FAILURE; HUMANS; MALE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VENTRICULAR DYSFUNCTION, LEFT; VENTRICULAR REMODELING;

EID: 84860426606     PISSN: 07422822     EISSN: 15408175     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8175.2011.01656.x     Document Type: Article

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