Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography
Volume 23, Issue 8 , Pages 867-871 , August 2010

How Should Echocardiography Be Used in CRT Optimization?

  • Ayesha Hasan, MD, FACC

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Ayesha Hasan, MD, FACC, Ohio State University Medical Center, Division of Cardiology, 473 W. 12th Avenue, 200 DHLRI, Columbus, OH 43210.

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 Dr. Hasan has received research grants from St. Jude Medical (St. Paul, MN), Biotronik GmbH (Berlin, Germany), and CardioMEMS, Inc. (Atlanta, GA) and consultant fees from CardioMEMS, Inc.

PII: S0894-7317(10)00540-7

doi: 10.1016/j.echo.2010.06.020

Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography
Volume 23, Issue 8 , Pages 867-871 , August 2010

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