The impact of left ventricular lead position on left ventricular reverse remodelling and improvement in mechanical dyssynchrony in cardiac resynchronization therapy

European Heart Journal Cardiovascular Imaging

Volumn 13, Issue 12, 2012, Pages 991-1000

  Kristiansen, H M ^a,b   Vollan, G ^a   Hovstad, T ^a   Keilegavlen, H ^a   Faerestrand, S ^a,b  

^a HAUKELAND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

Author keywords

Cardiac resynchronization therapy; Echocardiography; Left ventricular dyssynchrony; Left ventricular lead; Reverse remodelling; Speckle tracking

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CARDIAC RESYNCHRONIZATION THERAPY; CARDIAC RESYNCHRONIZATION THERAPY DEVICE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE CONTRACTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE ENDDIASTOLIC VOLUME; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE ENDSYSTOLIC VOLUME; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE REVERSE REMODELING; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HEART VENTRICLE REMODELING; HUMAN; IMAGE QUALITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MECHANICAL DYSSYNCHRONY; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QRS COMPLEX; SINUS RHYTHM; TREATMENT RESPONSE; TWO DIMENSIONAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CARDIAC RESYNCHRONIZATION THERAPY; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART FAILURE; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VENTRICULAR DYSFUNCTION, LEFT; VENTRICULAR REMODELING;

EID: 84869443749     PISSN: 20472404     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ehjci/jes114     Document Type: Article

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