Article ID Journal Published Year Pages File Type
2869664 Annales de Cardiologie et d'Angéiologie 2006 9 Pages PDF
Abstract
Recent studies have demonstrated that cardiac resynchronization therapy diminish morbidity and mortality of patients with heart failure, who remain symptomatic despite an optimal medical treatment and who have a wide QRS. However, 30% of patients are non-responders. Hence, echocardiography constitutes an interesting tool for the diagnosis of asynchrony. Different echocardiographic indices predict response to cardiac resynchronization therapy. In this article, a practical approach is proposed for these patients.
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