Left ventricular dyssynchrony predicts clinical response to CRT - A long-term follow-up single-center prospective observational cohort study

Echocardiography

Volumn 30, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 896-903

  Prinz, Christian ^a   Lehmann, Roman ^a   Schwarz, Maria ^a   Prinz, Eva Maria ^a   Bitter, Thomas ^a   Vogt, Jürgen ^a   Van Buuren, Frank ^a   Bogunovic, Nikola ^a   Lamp, Barbara ^b   Horstkotte, Dieter ^a   Faber, Lothar ^a  

^a RUHR UNIVERSITY BOCHUM   (Germany)

^b EVANGELISCHES KRANKENHAUS   (Germany)

Author keywords

cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT); clinical response; electromechanical delay (EMD); long term follow up; ventricular dyssynchrony

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CARDIAC RESYNCHRONIZATION THERAPY; COHORT ANALYSIS; EXERCISE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART FAILURE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; TISSUE DOPPLER IMAGING;

CARDIAC RESYNCHRONIZATION THERAPY (CRT); CLINICAL RESPONSE; ELECTROMECHANICAL DELAY (EMD); LONG-TERM FOLLOW-UP; VENTRICULAR DYSSYNCHRONY;

AGED; CARDIAC RESYNCHRONIZATION THERAPY; COHORT STUDIES; COMORBIDITY; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GERMANY; HEART FAILURE; HUMANS; MALE; PROGNOSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VENTRICULAR DYSFUNCTION, LEFT;

EID: 84883743687     PISSN: 07422822     EISSN: 15408175     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/echo.12165     Document Type: Article

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