Septal to Posterior Wall Motion Delay Fails to Predict Reverse Remodeling or Clinical Improvement in Patients Undergoing Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy

Article ID	Journal	Published Year	Pages	File Type
2952681	Journal of the American College of Cardiology	2005	7 Pages	PDF

Abstract

The previous findings that SPWMD predicts reverse remodeling or clinical improvement with CRT were not reproducible in patients randomized in the CONTAK-CD trial.

Keywords

Crt LVEF NYHA LVEDVi SPWMD LVESVI New York Heart Association left ventricle/ventricular septal-to-posterior wall motion delay Cardiac resynchronization therapy left ventricular end-diastolic volume index left ventricular end-systolic volume index left ventricular ejection fraction

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Septal to Posterior Wall Motion Delay Fails to Predict Reverse Remodeling or Clinical Improvement in Patients Undergoing Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy

Authors

Gregory M. MD, Emily MD, Esperanza M. BS, Jill MS, Teresa (FACC), Leslie A. (FACC), Elyse (FACC), VENTAK CHF/CONTAK-CD Biventricular Pacing Study Investigators VENTAK CHF/CONTAK-CD Biventricular Pacing Study Investigators,