Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography
Volume 23, Issue 6 , Pages 611-620 , June 2010

Recoordination Rather than Resynchronization Predicts Reverse Remodeling after Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy

  • Chun-Li Wang, MD

      Affiliations

    • First Division of Cardiovascular Department, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Linkou, Taoyuan, Taiwan
    • College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan
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  • Chia-Tung Wu, MD

      Affiliations

    • First Division of Cardiovascular Department, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Linkou, Taoyuan, Taiwan
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  • Yung-Hsin Yeh, MD

      Affiliations

    • First Division of Cardiovascular Department, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Linkou, Taoyuan, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Lung-Sheng Wu, MD

      Affiliations

    • First Division of Cardiovascular Department, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Linkou, Taoyuan, Taiwan
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  • Chi-Jen Chang, MD

      Affiliations

    • First Division of Cardiovascular Department, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Linkou, Taoyuan, Taiwan
    • College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Wan-Jing Ho, MD

      Affiliations

    • First Division of Cardiovascular Department, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Linkou, Taoyuan, Taiwan
    • College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Lung-An Hsu, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • First Division of Cardiovascular Department, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Linkou, Taoyuan, Taiwan
    • College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Nazar Luqman, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiology, RIPAS Hospital, Bander Seri Begawan, Brunei Darussalam
    • ,
  • Chi-Tai Kuo, MD

      Affiliations

    • First Division of Cardiovascular Department, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Linkou, Taoyuan, Taiwan
    • College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Chi-Tai Kuo, MD, First Division of Cardiovascular Department, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Linkou, 5, Fushin Street, Kweishan Hsiang, Taoyuan, Taiwan.

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PII: S0894-7317(10)00245-2

doi: 10.1016/j.echo.2010.03.012

Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography
Volume 23, Issue 6 , Pages 611-620 , June 2010

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