Age, Increased Left Ventricular Mass, and Lower Regional Myocardial Perfusion Are Related to Greater Extent of Myocardial Dyssynchrony in Asymptomatic Individuals | Zendy

Boaz D. Rosen | Zendy; Verônica Fernandes | Zendy; Khuram Nasir | Zendy; Thomas Helle-Valle | Zendy; Michael JeroschHerold | Zendy; David A. Bluemke | Zendy; João A.C. Lima | Zendy

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Age, Increased Left Ventricular Mass, and Lower Regional Myocardial Perfusion Are Related to Greater Extent of Myocardial Dyssynchrony in Asymptomatic Individuals

Author(s) -

Boaz D. Rosen,

Verônica Fernandes,

Khuram Nasir,

Thomas Helle-Valle,

Michael JeroschHerold,

David A. Bluemke,

João A.C. Lima

Publication year - 2009

Publication title -

circulation

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 7.795

H-Index - 607

eISSN - 1524-4539

pISSN - 0009-7322

DOI - 10.1161/circulationaha.108.787408

Subject(s) - medicine , cardiology , asymptomatic , ventricular dyssynchrony , perfusion , myocardial perfusion imaging , heart failure , ejection fraction , cardiac resynchronization therapy

Age and left ventricular (LV) hypertrophy are risk factors for the development of LV dysfunction and congestive heart failure. Our goal was to study the relationships of LV mass and age with myocardial dyssynchrony among asymptomatic participants of the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis.

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