Tissue Doppler echocardiography and biventricular pacing in heart failure: Patient selection, procedural guidance, follow-up, quantification of success

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Asynchronous myocardial contraction in heart failure is associated with poor prognosis. Resynchronization can be achieved by biventricular pacing (BVP), which leads to clinical improvement and reverse remodeling. However, there is a substantial subset of patients...

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Main Authors: Baumann Gert, Eddicks Stephan, Walde Torsten, Witte Joachim, Bondke Hans-Jürgen, Reibis Rona Katharina, Knebel Fabian, Borges Adrian
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2004-09-01
Series:Cardiovascular Ultrasound
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Online Access:http://www.cardiovascularultrasound.com/content/2/1/17