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Introduction to indexes for cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) indication

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    This article originally was published in Jpn J Med Ultrasonics 2014; 41(1):37–48.

    Terminology and Diagnostic Criteria Committee, Japan Society of Ultrasonics in Medicine

    Chairperson: Yoshiki Hirooka

    Subcommittee on Cardiology Indices for the Evaluation and Decision for Indication of Cardiac Resynchronization Treatment (CRT)

    Chairperson: Katsu Takenaka

    Members: Takeshi Arita, Yoshihiro Seo, Azusa Furugen

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    Yoshiki Hirooka

    Department of Endoscopy, Nagoya University Hospital, Aichi, Japan

    Katsu Takenaka

    Department of Clinical Laboratory, The University of Tokyo Hospital, Tokyo, Japan

    Takeshi Arita

    Kokura Memorial Hospital, Fukuoka, Japan

    Yoshihiro Seo

    Department of Cardiology, University of Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan

    Azusa Furugen

    Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Tokyo Women’s Medical University, Tokyo, Japan

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    Terminology and Diagnostic Criteria Committee, Japan Society of Ultrasonics in Medicine. Introduction to indexes for cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) indication. J Med Ultrasonics 41, 261–274 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10396-013-0499-3

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