Left ventricular mechanical dyssynchrony by cardiac magnetic resonance is greater in patients with strict vs nonstrict electrocardiogram criteria for left bundle-branch block

American Heart Journal

Volumn 165, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 956-963

  Andersson, Linus G ^a,b   Wu, Katherine C ^c   Wieslander, Bjorn ^a,b   Loring, Zak ^d,e   Frank, Terry F ^c   Maynard, Charles ^f   Gerstenblith, Gary ^c   Tomaselli, Gordon F ^c   Weiss, Robert G ^c   Wagner, Galen S ^b   Ugander, Martin ^a   Strauss, David G ^a,d,g  

^a KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b DUKE CLINICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c DEPARTMENT OF PATHOLOGY   (United States)

^d CENTER FOR DEVICES AND RADIOLOGICAL HEALTH   (United States)

^e DUKE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^g NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; FEMALE; HEART LEFT BUNDLE BRANCH BLOCK; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE; HEART VENTRICLE CONDUCTION; HUMAN; IMPLANTABLE CARDIOVERTER DEFIBRILLATOR; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT CODING; PRIMARY PREVENTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QRS COMPLEX; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

EID: 84880065305     PISSN: 00028703     EISSN: 10976744     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ahj.2013.03.013     Document Type: Article

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