Applicability of the iterative technique for cardiac resynchronization therapy optimization: Full-disclosure, 50-sequential-patient dataset of transmitral Doppler traces, with implications for future research design and guidelines

Europace

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 541-550

  Jones, Siana ^a   Shun Shin, Matthew J ^a   Cole, Graham D ^a   Sau, Arunashis ^a   March, Katherine ^a   Williams, Suzanne ^a   Kyriacou, Andreas ^a   Hughes, Alun D ^a   Mayet, Jamil ^a   Frenneaux, Michael ^b   Manisty, Charlotte H ^a   Whinnett, Zachary I ^a   Francis, Darrel P ^a  

^a NATIONAL HEART AND LUNG INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Atrioventricular delay (AVD); Doppler echocardiography; Optimization

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CARDIAC RESYNCHRONIZATION THERAPY; CORONARY ARTERY BLOOD FLOW; DOPPLER ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; GOLD STANDARD; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MEDLINE; METHODOLOGY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TRANSMITRAL DOPPLER; AGED; CARDIAC RESYNCHRONIZATION THERAPY DEVICE; ECHOGRAPHY; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; HEART FAILURE; HEART MUSCLE CONDUCTION SYSTEM; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MITRAL VALVE; OBSERVER VARIATION; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PREDICTIVE VALUE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REPRODUCIBILITY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGED; CARDIAC RESYNCHRONIZATION THERAPY; CARDIAC RESYNCHRONIZATION THERAPY DEVICES; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, DOPPLER; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; HEART CONDUCTION SYSTEM; HEART FAILURE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MITRAL VALVE; OBSERVER VARIATION; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84889094469     PISSN: 10995129     EISSN: 15322092     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/europace/eut257     Document Type: Article

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