| Literature DB >> 17933989 |
Gabe B Bleeker1, Cheuk-Man Yu, Petros Nihoyannopoulos, Johan de Sutter, Nico Van de Veire, Eduard R Holman, Martin J Schalij, Ernst E van der Wall, Jeroen J Bax.
Abstract
Echocardiography has several roles in patients with cardiac resynchronisation therapy (CRT). First, it can optimise selection of CRT candidates by demonstration of left ventricular (LV) dyssynchrony. Second, it can be used to assess immediate response to CRT, including detection of acute LV resynchronisation. Echocardiography is also useful to evaluate long-term benefit from CRT. Finally, echocardiography is important in optimisation of pacemaker settings, including AV and VV optimisation.Entities:
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Year: 2007 PMID: 17933989 PMCID: PMC2016900 DOI: 10.1136/hrt.2005.076422
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Heart ISSN: 1355-6037 Impact factor: 5.994