Cardiac resynchronization therapy in becker muscular dystrophy

Hellenic Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 54, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 227-229

  Andrikopoulos, George ^a   Kourouklis, Spiros ^a   Trika, Chrysanthi ^a   Tzeis, Stylianos ^a   Rassias, Ioannis ^a   Papademetriou, Christos ^a   Katsivas, Apostolos ^b   Theodorakis, George ^a  

^a HENRY DUNANT HOSPITAL   (Greece)

^b RED CROSS HOSPITAL   (Greece)

Author keywords

Becker; Cardiac resynchronization therapy; Dyssynchrony; Heart failure

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BECKER MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY; CARDIAC RESYNCHRONIZATION THERAPY; CARDIAC RESYNCHRONIZATION THERAPY DEVICE; CASE REPORT; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FOLLOW UP; HEART CYCLE; HEART LEFT BUNDLE BRANCH BLOCK; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HUMAN; IMPLANTATION; MALE; MITRAL VALVE REGURGITATION; QRS COMPLEX; SINUS RHYTHM; THREE DIMENSIONAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; TRICUSPID VALVE REGURGITATION;

ADULT; CARDIAC RESYNCHRONIZATION THERAPY; CARDIOMYOPATHY, DILATED; DEFIBRILLATORS, IMPLANTABLE; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART FAILURE; HUMANS; MALE; MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY, DUCHENNE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84878166794     PISSN: 11099666     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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