The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Volume 140, Issue 4 , Pages 807-815, October 2010

Noninvasive estimation of left ventricular filling pressures in patients with heart failure after surgical ventricular restoration and restrictive mitral annuloplasty

  • Ellen A. ten Brinke, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands
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  • Matteo Bertini, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands
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  • Robert J. Klautz, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands
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  • M. Louisa Antoni, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands
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  • Eduard R. Holman, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands
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  • Nico R. van de Veire, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands
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  • Jeroen J. Bax, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands
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  • Paul Steendijk, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress for reprints: Paul Steendijk, PhD, Departments of Cardiology and Cardiothoracic Surgery, Leiden University Medical Center, PO Box 9600, 2300RC Leiden, The Netherlands.

Received 19 May 2009; received in revised form 14 July 2009; accepted 17 November 2009. published online 01 February 2010.

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 Supported by a grant from The Netherlands Heart Foundation (NHS2006B086).

 Disclosures: Dr Bax received research grants from GE Healthcare (Milwaukee, Wis), Bristol-Myers Squibb Medical Imaging (New York, NY), St Jude Medical Inc (St Paul, Minn), Medtronic (Minneapolis, Minn), Boston Scientific (Natick, Mass), Biotronik (Berlin, Germany), and Edwards Lifesciences (Irvine, Calif). Dr Klautz reports lecture fees and grant support from Edwards Lifesciences.

PII: S0022-5223(09)01537-2

doi:10.1016/j.jtcvs.2009.11.039

The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Volume 140, Issue 4 , Pages 807-815, October 2010

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