The dyssynchrony in predicting response to cardiac resynchronization therapy: A call for change

Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 180-184

  Fornwalt, Brandon K ^a,b  

^a BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

6 min walking distance; 6MWD; Cardiac resynchronization therapy; Cardiac Resynchronization Heart Failure trial; CARE HF; CRT; Left ventricular; Left ventricular end systolic volume; LV; LVESV; MIRACLE; Multicenter InSync Randomized Clinical Evaluation; New York Heart Association; NNT; Number needed to treat; NYHA; QOL; Quality of life; Right ventricular; RV; Standard deviation of times to peak systolic velocity; TsSD

Indexed keywords

CARDIAC RESYNCHRONIZATION THERAPY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE; HUMAN; NOTE; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; REPRODUCIBILITY; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

EID: 79551595395     PISSN: 08947317     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.echo.2010.12.015     Document Type: Editorial

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