Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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2869664 | Annales de Cardiologie et d'Angéiologie | 2006 | 9 Pages |
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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Authors
W. Amara, S. Mazouz, J. Sergent,