Clinical and echocardiographic correlates of improvement in left ventricular diastolic function after cardiac resynchronization therapy

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Aksoy H., Okutucu S., KAYA E. B., Deveci O. S., EVRANOS B., AYTEMİR K., ...More

EUROPACE, vol.12, no.9, pp.1256-1261, 2010 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 12 Issue: 9
  • Publication Date: 2010
  • Doi Number: 10.1093/europace/euq150
  • Journal Name: EUROPACE
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.1256-1261
  • Hacettepe University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) improves systolic function in heart failure (HF). However, the effects of CRT on left ventricular (LV) diastolic function are not fully understood. The aim of this study was to determine clinical and echocardiographic correlates of improvement in LV diastolic function after CRT.