Left atrium in cardiac resynchronization therapy: Active participant or innocent bystander
Background: Cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) is an established treatment for patients with advanced heart failure that results in improvement of left ventricle (LV) systolic function and LV reverse remodeling. This may have a positive effect on the size and the function of the left atrium (LA...
Main Authors: | Haitham A. Badran, M.A. Abdelhamid, Mazen T. Ibrahim, Ayman M. Abdelmoteleb, John K. Zarif |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Saudi Heart Association
2017-10-01
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Series: | Journal of the Saudi Heart Association |
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Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S101673151730009X |
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