Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography
Volume 22, Issue 11 , Pages 1289-1295 , November 2009

Health-e-Child Project: Mechanical Dyssynchrony in Children with Dilated Cardiomyopathy

  • Fabien Labombarda, MD

      Affiliations

    • Hôpital Necker-Enfants Malades, Paris, France
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  • Julie Blanc, MD

      Affiliations

    • Hôpital Necker-Enfants Malades, Paris, France
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  • Arnaud Pellissier, MD

      Affiliations

    • CHU Caen, Caen, France
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  • Bertrand Stos, MD

      Affiliations

    • Hôpital Necker-Enfants Malades, Paris, France
    • ,
  • Cathy Gaillard, MD

      Affiliations

    • CHU Caen, Caen, France
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  • Fanny Bajolle, MD

      Affiliations

    • Hôpital Necker-Enfants Malades, Paris, France
    • ,
  • Alice Maltret, MD

      Affiliations

    • Hôpital Necker-Enfants Malades, Paris, France
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  • Daniel Sidi, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Hôpital Necker-Enfants Malades, Paris, France
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  • Damien Bonnet, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Hôpital Necker-Enfants Malades, Paris, France
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  • Younes Boudjemline, MD

      Affiliations

    • Hôpital Necker-Enfants Malades, Paris, France
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Younes Boudjemline, MD, Pediatric Cardiology, Hôpital Necker-Enfants Malades, 149 rue de Sevres, 75015, Paris, France

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PII: S0894-7317(09)00716-0

doi: 10.1016/j.echo.2009.07.026

Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography
Volume 22, Issue 11 , Pages 1289-1295 , November 2009

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