Advanced image fusion to overlay coronary sinus anatomy with real‐time fluoroscopy to facilitate left ventricular lead implantation in CRT

SG Duckett, MR Ginks, BR Knowles… - Pacing and clinical …, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
Background: Failure rate for left ventricular (LV) lead implantation in cardiac
resynchronization therapy (CRT) is up to 12%. The use of segmentation tools, advanced …

Left ventricular lead placement in cardiac resynchronization therapy: where and how?

FZ Khan, MS Virdee, SP Fynn, DP Dutka - Europace, 2009 - academic.oup.com
Cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) offers proven benefit to patients with refractory
symptomatic chronic heart failure (New York Heart Association Class III or IV), severe left …

Predictors of response to cardiac resynchronization therapy: the holy grail of electrophysiology

H Ismail, AN Makaryus - The International Journal of Cardiovascular …, 2010 - Springer
Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy (CRT) has been found to improve quality of life, reduce
heart-failure related hospitalizations, and prolong survival in patients with New York Heart …

The role of cardiovascular magnetic resonance in cardiac resynchronization therapy

F Leyva - Heart Failure Clinics, 2017 - heartfailure.theclinics.com
Cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) is an established treatment for patients with heart
failure with impaired left ventricular (LV) systolic function and a wide QRS complex. Early …

Nuclear image-guided approaches for cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT)

W Zhou, EV Garcia - Current cardiology reports, 2016 - Springer
Cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) is a standard treatment for patients with heart
failure. However, 30–40% of the patients having CRT do not respond to CRT with improved …

Targeting left ventricular lead placement to improve cardiac resynchronization therapy outcomes

J Liu, E Adelstein, S Saba - Current cardiology reports, 2013 - Springer
Although cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) has been established as an important
treatment modality for heart failure patients, at least one third of CRT recipients do not …

Cardiac resynchronisation therapy in patients with chronic heart failure

GG Lalani, U Birgersdotter-Green - Heart, 2015 - heart.bmj.com
Cardiac resynchronisation therapy (CRT) is common treatment for congestive heart failure
(HF) with decreased LV function and wide QRS complex. Its foundations are set in the …

Cardiac resynchronization therapy and the emerging role of echocardiography (part 1): indications and results from current studies

AD Waggoner, DA Agler, DB Adams - Journal of the American Society of …, 2007 - Elsevier
Cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) has been established as an adjunctive treatment
for patients with left ventricular systolic dysfunction and medically refractory heart failure with …

[HTML][HTML] Empiric versus imaging guided left ventricular lead placement in cardiac resynchronization therapy (ImagingCRT): study protocol for a randomized controlled …

A Sommer, MB Kronborg, SH Poulsen, M Böttcher… - Trials, 2013 - Springer
Background Cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) is an established treatment in heart
failure patients. However, a large proportion of patients remain nonresponsive to this pacing …

Echocardiographic evaluation of cardiac dyssynchrony: Does it still matter?

D Mele, GA Luisi, M Malagu, A Laterza… - …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) is an established treatment for patients with heart
failure and left ventricular systolic dysfunction. For many years, cardiac mechanical …