Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography
Volume 23, Issue 6 , Pages 621-627 , June 2010

Echocardiographic Effects of Changing Atrioventricular Delay in Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy Based on Displacement

  • Nana Valeur, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiology, Gentofte University Hospital, Gentofte, Denmark
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Nana Valeur, MD, PhD, Gentofte University Hospital, Department of Cardiology, 2820 Gentofte, Denmark.
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  • Thomas Fritz-Hansen, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiology, Gentofte University Hospital, Gentofte, Denmark
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  • Niels Risum, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiology, Gentofte University Hospital, Gentofte, Denmark
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  • Rasmus Mogelvang, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiology, Holbaek University Hospital, Holbaek, Denmark
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  • Poul Erik Bloch Thomsen, MD, DMSci

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiology, Gentofte University Hospital, Gentofte, Denmark
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  • Peter Søgaard, MD, DMSci

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiology, Gentofte University Hospital, Gentofte, Denmark

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PII: S0894-7317(10)00324-X

doi: 10.1016/j.echo.2010.04.006

Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography
Volume 23, Issue 6 , Pages 621-627 , June 2010

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