Rapid assessment of left ventricular systolic function in a pacemaker clinic using a hand-carried ultrasound device
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- 作者：Syed Nasir Ghani ; James N. Kirkpatrick ; Kirk T. Spencer ; Gwendolyn L. Smith ; Martin C. Burke ; Susan S. Kim ; Aseem D. Desai and Bradley P. Knight
- 关键词：Echocardiography ; Ventricular function ; Pacemaker ; Screening
- 刊名：Journal of Interventional Cardiac Electrophysiology
- 出版年：2006
- 出版时间：June, 2006
- 年：2006
- 卷：16
- 期：1
- 页码：39-43
- 全文大小：108 KB
文摘
Objective Pacemaker recipients with left ventricular (LV) dysfunction are potential candidates for upgrades to implantable defibrillators or cardiac resynchronization devices. This study sought to determine if a hand-carried ultrasound (HCU) device could be used for rapid, inexpensive identification of LV dysfunction in a busy pacemaker clinic.