American Heart Journal
Volume 156, Issue 6 , Pages 1124-1132 , December 2008

Left ventricular systolic dyssynchrony is a predictor of cardiac remodeling after myocardial infarction

  • Yan Zhang, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine and Therapeutics, Prince of Wales Hospital, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, Peoples' Republic of China
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  • Gabriel W. Yip, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine and Therapeutics, Prince of Wales Hospital, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, Peoples' Republic of China
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Gabriel W. Yip, MD, Division of Cardiology, SH Ho Cardiovascular and Stroke Centre, Institute of Vascular Medicine, Department of Medicine and Therapeutics, Prince of Wales Hospital, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, N.T., Hong Kong SAR, Peoples' Republic of China.
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  • Anna K.Y. Chan, MRCP

      Affiliations

    • Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine and Therapeutics, Prince of Wales Hospital, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, Peoples' Republic of China
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  • Mei Wang, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine and Therapeutics, Prince of Wales Hospital, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, Peoples' Republic of China
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  • Wynnie W.M. Lam, FRCR

      Affiliations

    • Department of Diagnostic Radiology and Organ Imaging, Prince of Wales Hospital, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, Peoples' Republic of China
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  • Jeffrey W.H. Fung, FRCP

      Affiliations

    • Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine and Therapeutics, Prince of Wales Hospital, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, Peoples' Republic of China
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  • Joseph Y.S. Chan, MRCP

      Affiliations

    • Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine and Therapeutics, Prince of Wales Hospital, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, Peoples' Republic of China
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  • John E. Sanderson, MD, FRCP

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, The Medical School, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham, UK
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  • Cheuk-Man Yu, MD, FRACP

      Affiliations

    • Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine and Therapeutics, Prince of Wales Hospital, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, Peoples' Republic of China

Received 19 March 2008 ,Accepted 19 July 2008.

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 This study was supported by a grant from the Hong Kong Research Grant Council (grant CERG: CUHK4312/04M).

PII: S0002-8703(08)00652-2

doi: 10.1016/j.ahj.2008.07.019

American Heart Journal
Volume 156, Issue 6 , Pages 1124-1132 , December 2008

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