Echocardiography and non-invasive imaging in cardiac resynchronization therapy

• Published in: Minerva cardioangiologica Vol. 58; no. 3; p. 313
• Main Authors: Delgado, V, Mooyaart, E A Q, Ct Ng, A, Auger, D, Bertini, M, van Bommel, R J, Yiu, K H, Ewe, S H, Witkowski, T G, Ajmone Marsan, N, Schuijf, J D, van der Wall, E E, Schalij, M J, Bax, J J
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Italy 01.06.2010
• Subjects: Arrhythmias, Cardiac - diagnosis; Arrhythmias, Cardiac - diagnostic imaging; Arrhythmias, Cardiac - etiology; Arrhythmias, Cardiac - therapy; Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy - methods; Cardiac-Gated Single-Photon Emission Computer-Assisted Tomography; Cardiomyopathies - diagnosis; Cicatrix - diagnosis; Heart Failure - complications; Humans; Ultrasonography

The beneficial effects of cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) on morbidity and mortality in advanced heart failure patients have been extensively demonstrated. However, previous single- and multicenter studies demonstrated that approximately 30-40% of CRT patients do not show significant clinica...