作者
Ivan Stankovic, Christian Prinz, Agnieszka Ciarka, Ana Maria Daraban, Martin Kotrc, Marit Aarones, Mariola Szulik, Stefan Winter, Ann Belmans, Aleksandar N Neskovic, Tomasz Kukulski, Svend Aakhus, Rik Willems, Wolfgang Fehske, Martin Penicka, Lothar Faber, Jens-Uwe Voigt
发表日期
2016/3/1
期刊
European Heart Journal-Cardiovascular Imaging
卷号
17
期号
3
页码范围
262-269
出版商
Oxford University Press
简介
Aims
Apical rocking (ApRock) and septal flash (SF) are often observed phenomena in asynchronously contracting ventricles. We investigated the relationship of visually assessed ApRock and SF, reverse remodelling, and long-term survival in cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) candidates.
Methods and results
A total of 1060 patients eligible for CRT underwent echocardiographic examinations before and 12 ± 6 months after device implantation. Three blinded physicians were asked to visually assess the presence of ApRock and SF before device implantation and also their correction by CRT 12 ± 6 months post-implantation. Patients with a left ventricular (LV) end-systolic volume decrease of ≥15% during the first year of follow-up were regarded as responders. Patients were followed for a median period of 46 months (interquartile range: 27–65 months) for the occurrence …
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