Relative merits of left ventricular dyssynchrony, left ventricular lead position, and myocardial scar to predict long-term survival of ischemic heart failure patients …

V Delgado, RJ Van Bommel, M Bertini, CJW Borleffs… - Circulation, 2011 - Am Heart Assoc
Background—The relative merits of left ventricular (LV) dyssynchrony, LV lead position, and
myocardial scar to predict long-term outcome after cardiac resynchronization therapy remain …

Combined preoperative information using a bullseye plot from speckle tracking echocardiography, cardiac CT scan, and MRI scan: targeted left ventricular lead …

Z Bakos, H Markstad, E Ostenfeld… - European Heart …, 2014 - academic.oup.com
Aims To evaluate the feasibility and incremental value of using an integrated bullseye model
for presenting data from cardiac computed tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance …

Imaging‐guided cardiac resynchronization therapy: A meta‐analysis of randomized controlled trials

B Kheiri, R Przybylowicz, TF Simpson… - Pacing and Clinical …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Background Among patients with heart failure and left ventricular (LV) dysfunction despite
guideline directed medical therapy, cardiac resynchronization (CRT) is an effective …

[HTML][HTML] Left ventricular lead placement in cardiac resynchronization therapy: current data and potential explanations for lack of benefit

UC Nguyên, FW Prinzen, K Vernooy - Heart Rhythm, 2023 - Elsevier
This paper reviews the literature on image-guided cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT)
studies. Improved outcome to CRT has been associated with the placement of an LV lead in …

Echocardiographic evaluation of cardiac resynchronization therapy: ready for routine clinical use? A critical appraisal

JJ Bax, G Ansalone, OA Breithardt… - Journal of the American …, 2004 - jacc.org
Cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) has been proposed as an alternative treatment in
patients with severe, drug-refractory heart failure. The clinical results are promising, and …

Cardiac resynchronization therapy in non-ischemic cardiomyopathy: role of multimodality imaging

C Stătescu, C Ureche, Ș Enachi, R Radu, RA Sascău - Diagnostics, 2021 - mdpi.com
Non-ischemic cardiomyopathy encompasses a heterogeneous group of diseases, with a
generally unfavorable long-term prognosis. Cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) is a …

Role of nuclear imaging in cardiac resynchronization therapy

MM Boogers, J Chen, JJ Bax - Expert Review of Cardiovascular …, 2009 - Taylor & Francis
Cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) has become an integrated treatment option for
patients with drug-refractory heart failure. Selection of patients for CRT is based on …

Reflections on EchoCRT: sound guidance on QRS duration and morphology for CRT?

JGF Cleland, Y Mareev, C Linde - European heart journal, 2015 - academic.oup.com
Guidelines give a strong recommendation for cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) for
selected patients with heart failure. 1, 2 These recommendations are relatively complex and …

Preoperative CT of cardiac veins for planning left ventricular lead placement in cardiac resynchronization therapy

H Markstad, Z Bakos, E Ostenfeld, M Geijer… - Acta …, 2019 - journals.sagepub.com
Background Successful cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) requires appropriate left
ventricular (LV) lead placement on a suitable segment of the free LV wall. Current guidelines …

Model-based navigation of left and right ventricular leads to optimal targets for cardiac resynchronization therapy: a single-center feasibility study

Z Laksman, R Yee, J Stirrat, LJ Gula… - Circulation …, 2014 - Am Heart Assoc
Background—Left ventricular (LV) and right ventricular pacing site characteristics have been
shown to influence response to cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT). This study aimed …