Retiming the failing heart: principles and current clinical status of cardiac resynchronization
Left or biventricular (BiV) pacing, or cardiac resynchronization therapy, was proposed nearly
10 years ago as an adjunctive treatment for patients with advanced heart failure (HF) …
10 years ago as an adjunctive treatment for patients with advanced heart failure (HF) …
Cardiac resynchronization therapy: part 1—issues before device implantation
JJ Bax, T Abraham, SS Barold, OA Breithardt… - Journal of the American …, 2005 - jacc.org
Cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) has been used extensively over the last years in
the therapeutic management of patients with end-stage heart failure. Data from 4,017 …
the therapeutic management of patients with end-stage heart failure. Data from 4,017 …
Effects of multisite biventricular pacing in patients with heart failure and intraventricular conduction delay
S Cazeau, C Leclercq, T Lavergne… - … England Journal of …, 2001 - Mass Medical Soc
Background One third of patients with chronic heart failure have electrocardiographic
evidence of a major intraventricular conduction delay, which may worsen left ventricular …
evidence of a major intraventricular conduction delay, which may worsen left ventricular …
Tissue Doppler echocardiographic evidence of reverse remodeling and improved synchronicity by simultaneously delaying regional contraction after biventricular …
CM Yu, E Chau, JE Sanderson, K Fan, MO Tang… - Circulation, 2002 - Am Heart Assoc
Background—Biventricular pacing has been proposed to improve symptoms and exercise
capacity in patients with advanced heart failure and wide electrocardiographic wave …
capacity in patients with advanced heart failure and wide electrocardiographic wave …
Cardiac resynchronization therapy tailored by echocardiographic evaluation of ventricular asynchrony
MV Pitzalis, M Iacoviello, R Romito, F Massari… - Journal of the American …, 2002 - jacc.org
Objectives: The value of interventricular and intraventricular echocardiographic asynchrony
parameters in predicting reverse remodeling after cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) …
parameters in predicting reverse remodeling after cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) …
Cardiac resynchronization and death from progressive heart failure: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials
DJ Bradley, EA Bradley, KL Baughman, RD Berger… - Jama, 2003 - jamanetwork.com
Context Progressive heart failure is the most common mechanism of death among patients
with advanced heart failure. Cardiac resynchronization, a pacemaker-based therapy for …
with advanced heart failure. Cardiac resynchronization, a pacemaker-based therapy for …
High prevalence of left ventricular systolic and diastolic asynchrony in patients with congestive heart failure and normal QRS duration
CM Yu, H Lin, Q Zhang, JE Sanderson - Heart, 2003 - heart.bmj.com
Objective: To study the possible occurrence of left ventricular (LV) systolic and diastolic
asynchrony in patients with systolic heart failure (HF) and narrow QRS complexes. Design …
asynchrony in patients with systolic heart failure (HF) and narrow QRS complexes. Design …
Left ventricular or biventricular pacing improves cardiac function at diminished energy cost in patients with dilated cardiomyopathy and left bundle-branch block
GS Nelson, RD Berger, BJ Fetics, M Talbot… - Circulation, 2000 - Am Heart Assoc
Background—Left ventricular or biventricular pacing/stimulation can acutely improve systolic
function in patients with dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) and intraventricular conduction delay …
function in patients with dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) and intraventricular conduction delay …
Predictors of left ventricular reverse remodeling after cardiac resynchronization therapy for heart failure secondary to idiopathic dilated or ischemic cardiomyopathy
CM Yu, WH Fung, H Lin, Q Zhang… - The American journal of …, 2003 - Elsevier
Biventricular pacing results in left ventricular (LV) reverse remodeling in heart failure
patients with wide QRS complexes. This study examines potential predictors of reverse …
patients with wide QRS complexes. This study examines potential predictors of reverse …
Comparative effects of permanent biventricular and right-univentricular pacing in heart failure patients with chronic atrial fibrillation
C Leclercq, S Walker, C Linde, J Clementy… - European heart …, 2002 - academic.oup.com
Background One third of chronic heart failure patients have major intraventricular conduction
and uncoordinated ventricular contraction. Non-controlled studies suggest that biventricular …
and uncoordinated ventricular contraction. Non-controlled studies suggest that biventricular …