American Journal of Cardiology
Volume 103, Issue 11 , Pages 1506-1512, 1 June 2009

Left Ventricular Rotational Mechanics in Acute Myocardial Infarction and in Chronic (Ischemic and Nonischemic) Heart Failure Patients

  • Matteo Bertini, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands
    • Department of Cardiology, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
    • Drs. Matteo Bertini and Gaetano Nucifora contributed equally to this article.
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  • Gaetano Nucifora, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands
    • Drs. Matteo Bertini and Gaetano Nucifora contributed equally to this article.
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  • Nina Ajmone Marsan, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands
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  • Victoria Delgado, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands
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  • Rutger J. van Bommel, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands
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  • Giuseppe Boriani, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiology, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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  • Mauro Biffi, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiology, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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  • Eduard R. Holman, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands
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  • Ernst E. Van der Wall, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands
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  • Martin J. Schalij, 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
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author: Tel: 31-71-526-2020; fax: 31-71-526-6809

Received 5 December 2008; received in revised form 5 February 2009; accepted 5 February 2009. published online 10 April 2009.

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 Gaetano Nucifora is financially supported by the Research Fellowship of the European Association of Percutaneous Cardiovascular Interventions, Sophia Antipolis, France. Nina Ajmone Marsan and Victoria Delgado are financially supported by the Research Fellowship of the European Society of Cardiology, Sophia Antipolis, France.Martin J. Schalij has research grants from Biotronik, Berlin, Germany; Boston Scientific, Natick, Massachusetts; and Medtronic, Minneapolis, Minnesota. Jeroen J. Bax has research grants from Biotronik, Berlin, Germany; BMS Medical Imaging, North Billerica, Massachusetts; Boston Scientific, Natick, Massachusetts; Edwards Lifesciences, Irvine, California; GE Healthcare, Buckinghamshire, United Kingdom; Medtronic, Minneapolis, Minnesota; and St. Jude Medical, St. Paul, Minnesota. The other authors have nothing to disclose.

PII: S0002-9149(09)00532-3

doi:10.1016/j.amjcard.2009.02.010

American Journal of Cardiology
Volume 103, Issue 11 , Pages 1506-1512, 1 June 2009

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