Tissue Doppler imaging to assess left ventricular dyssynchrony and resynchronization therapy

Gabe B Bleeker; Jeroen J Bax; Martin J Schalij; Ernst E van der Wall

doi:10.1016/j.euje.2004.12.002

Tissue Doppler imaging to assess left ventricular dyssynchrony and resynchronization therapy

Eur J Echocardiogr. 2005 Oct;6(5):382-4. doi: 10.1016/j.euje.2004.12.002. Epub 2005 Feb 24.

Authors

Gabe B Bleeker¹, Jeroen J Bax, Martin J Schalij, Ernst E van der Wall

Affiliation

¹ Department of Cardiology, Leiden University Medical Center, Albinusdreef 2, 2333 ZA Leiden, The Netherlands.

PMID: 16153559
DOI: 10.1016/j.euje.2004.12.002

Abstract

We describe the use of tissue Doppler imaging to assess left ventricular dyssynchrony and subsequent resynchronization in a patient with end-stage heart failure undergoing cardiac resynchronization therapy.

Publication types

Case Reports
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Blood Flow Velocity
Cardiac Pacing, Artificial
Echocardiography, Doppler*
Electrocardiography
Heart Failure / diagnostic imaging
Heart Failure / therapy
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Pacemaker, Artificial*
Stroke Volume
Ventricular Dysfunction, Left / diagnostic imaging*
Ventricular Dysfunction, Left / physiopathology
Ventricular Dysfunction, Left / therapy*