Mechanical dyssynchrony evaluated by tissue Doppler cross-correlation analysis is associated with long-term survival in patients after cardiac resynchronization therapy

European Heart Journal

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 48-56

  Risum, Niels ^a   Williams, Eric S ^b   Khouri, Michel G ^b   Jackson, Kevin P ^b   Olsen, Niels Thue ^a   Jons, Christian ^a   Storm, Katrine S ^a   Velazquez, Eric J ^b   Kisslo, Joseph ^b   Bruun, Niels Eske ^a   Sogaard, Peter ^a  

^a GENTOFTE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Cardiac resynchronization therapy; Cross correlation analysis; Dyssynchrony; Long term outcome

Indexed keywords

ANGIOTENSIN RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; DIURETIC AGENT; SPIRONOLACTONE;

ACCELERATION; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CARDIAC RESYNCHRONIZATION THERAPY; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; CROSS CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DEFIBRILLATOR; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; DIURETIC THERAPY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HAZARD RATIO; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART LEFT BUNDLE BRANCH BLOCK; HEART MUSCLE; HEART RIGHT BUNDLE BRANCH BLOCK; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HEMODYNAMIC PARAMETERS; HUMAN; IMPLANTATION; LEFT VENTRICULAR ASSIST DEVICE; LONG TERM SURVIVAL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MECHANICAL DYSSYNCHRONY; MORTALITY; MULTICENTER STUDY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODEL; QRS COMPLEX; RATING SCALE; TISSUE DOPPLER IMAGING; YU INDEX;

AGED; ARRHYTHMIAS, CARDIAC; CARDIAC RESYNCHRONIZATION THERAPY; CARDIAC RESYNCHRONIZATION THERAPY DEVICES; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEFIBRILLATORS, IMPLANTABLE; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STROKE VOLUME; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER, COLOR; VENTRICULAR DYSFUNCTION, LEFT;

EID: 84871996542     PISSN: 0195668X     EISSN: 15229645     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehs035     Document Type: Article

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