Copyright © 2004, The European Society of Cardiology
Tissue Doppler imaging to assess left ventricular dyssynchrony and resynchronization therapy*
aDepartment of Cardiology, Leiden University Medical Center, Albinusdreef 2, 2333 ZA Leiden, The Netherlands
bInteruniversity Cardiology Institute of the Netherlands (ICIN), Utrecht, The Netherlands
Received 28 September 2004; .
jbax{at}knoware.nl
* Corresponding author. Tel.: +31 71 5262020; fax: +31 71 5266809.
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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.
Keywords: Heart failure; Cardiac resynchronization therapy; Tissue Doppler imaging
* Dr. G.B. Bleeker is supported by the Dutch Heart Foundation, Grant nr. 2002B109.
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