The role of echocardiography in quantification of left ventricular dyssynchrony: State of the art and future directions

European Heart Journal Cardiovascular Imaging

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 61-68

  Smiseth, Otto A ^a   Russell, Kristoffer ^a   Skulstad, Helge ^a  

^a OSLO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

Author keywords

Cardiac resynchronization therapy; Dyssynchrony; Echocardiography; Myocardial function

Indexed keywords

CARDIAC RESYNCHRONIZATION THERAPY; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EXCITATION CONTRACTION COUPLING; HEART CONDUCTION; HEART DISEASE; HEART ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HEART HEMODYNAMICS; HEART LEFT BUNDLE BRANCH BLOCK; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE DYSSYNCHRONY; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE ELECTRICAL ACTIVATION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE PRESSURE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE STRAIN; HEART MUSCLE CONDUCTION DISTURBANCE; HEART MUSCLE CONTRACTILITY; HEART WORK; HUMAN; M MODE ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QRS COMPLEX; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; REVIEW; SPECKLE TRACKING ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; STRESS STRAIN RELATIONSHIP; TISSUE DOPPLER IMAGING; TWO DIMENSIONAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CARDIAC RESYNCHRONIZATION THERAPY; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART VENTRICLES; HUMANS; PROGNOSIS; STROKE VOLUME; SYSTOLE; VENTRICULAR DYSFUNCTION, LEFT; VENTRICULAR FUNCTION, LEFT;

EID: 84863812640     PISSN: 20472404     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ejechocard/jer243     Document Type: Review

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