The speckle tracking imaging for the assessment of cardiac resynchronization therapy (START) study

Circulation Journal

Volumn 79, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 613-622

  Maruo, Takeshi ^a   Seo, Yoshihiro ^b   Yamada, Satoshi ^c   Arita, Takeshi ^d   Ishizu, Tomoko ^b   Shiga, Tsuyoshi ^e   Doh, Kaoru ^f   Toide, Hiroyuki ^g   Furugen, Azusa ^e   Inoue, Katsuji ^h   Daimon, Masao ⁱ   Kawai, Hiroya ^j   Tsuruta, Hikaru ^k   Nishigami, Kazuhiro ^l   Yuda, Satoshi ^m   Ozawa, Tomoya ⁿ   Izumi, Chisato ^o   Fumikura, Yuko ^p   Wada, Yasuaki ^q   Doi, Mariko ^b   Okada, Masafumi ^b   Takenaka, Katsu ^r   Aonuma, Kazutaka ^b   more..

^a KURASHIKI CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TSUKUBA   (Japan)

^c HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^d KOKURA MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^e TOKYO WOMEN'S MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^f MIE UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^g GUNMA PREFECTURAL CARDIOVASCULAR CENTER   (Japan)

^h EHIME UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

ⁱ JUNTENDO UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^j KOBE UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^k KEIO UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^l SAISEIKAI KUMAMOTO HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^m SAPPORO MEDICAL UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

ⁿ SHIGA UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCE   (Japan)

^o TENRI HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^p TSUKUBA MEDICAL CENTER HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^q YAMAGUCHI UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^r UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO HOSPITAL   (Japan)

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Author keywords

Cardiac resynchronization therapy; Heart failure; Speckle tracking echocardiography

Indexed keywords

BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; BRAIN NATRIURETIC PEPTIDE; CREATININE; LOOP DIURETIC AGENT;

AGED; ARTICLE; CARDIAC RESYNCHRONIZATION THERAPY; CARDIOVASCULAR PARAMETERS; CONGESTIVE CARDIOMYOPATHY; CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE; CONVENTIONAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DOPPLER ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; DYSSYNCHRONY; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART CONTRACTION; HEART DEATH; HEART FAILURE; HEART LEFT BUNDLE BRANCH BLOCK; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE ENDDIASTOLIC VOLUME; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE ENDSYSTOLIC VOLUME; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INTERVENTRICULAR MECHANICAL DELAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MITRAL VALVE REGURGITATION; MULTICENTER STUDY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QRS COMPLEX; REPRODUCIBILITY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPECKLE TRACKING ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; SUDDEN DEATH; TIME; TREATMENT RESPONSE; TRICUSPID VALVE REGURGITATION; UREA NITROGEN BLOOD LEVEL; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSIOLOGIC MONITORING; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

AGED; CARDIAC RESYNCHRONIZATION THERAPY; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; MONITORING, PHYSIOLOGIC; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 84923520736     PISSN: 13469843     EISSN: 13474820     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1253/circj.CJ-14-0842     Document Type: Article

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