American Journal of Cardiology
Volume 104, Issue 5 , Pages 700-706 , 1 September 2009

Impact of Right Ventricular Pacing on Three-Dimensional Global Left Ventricular Dyssynchrony in Children and Young Adults With Congenital and Acquired Heart Block Associated With Congenital Heart Disease

  • Wen-Jing Hong, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Paediatric Cardiology, Department of Paediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Queen Mary Hospital, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
    • Shanghai Children's Medical Center, Shanghai, China
    • ,
  • Tak-cheung Yung, MBBS

      Affiliations

    • Division of Paediatric Cardiology, Department of Paediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Queen Mary Hospital, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
    • ,
  • Kin-shing Lun, MBBS

      Affiliations

    • Division of Paediatric Cardiology, Department of Paediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Queen Mary Hospital, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
    • ,
  • Sophia Jessica Wong, BSc

      Affiliations

    • Division of Paediatric Cardiology, Department of Paediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Queen Mary Hospital, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
    • ,
  • Yiu-fai Cheung, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Paediatric Cardiology, Department of Paediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Queen Mary Hospital, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author: Tel: 852-28554090; fax: 852-28551523

Received 18 March 2009 ,Revised 16 April 2009 ,Accepted 16 April 2009.

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PII: S0002-9149(09)01004-2

doi: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2009.04.036

American Journal of Cardiology
Volume 104, Issue 5 , Pages 700-706 , 1 September 2009

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