Impact of myocardial scarring on outcomes of cardiac resynchronization therapy: extent or location?

YZ Xu, YM Cha, D Feng, BD Powell… - Journal of Nuclear …, 2012 - Soc Nuclear Med
Refining the criteria for patient selection for cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) may
improve its outcomes. The study objective was to determine the effect of scar location, scar …

Scar burden by myocardial perfusion imaging predicts echocardiographic response to cardiac resynchronization therapy in ischemic cardiomyopathy

EC Adelstein, S Saba - American heart journal, 2007 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: About 30% of patients with heart failure do not respond to cardiac
resynchronization therapy (CRT). We hypothesized that scar burden can predict poor …

Effect of total scar burden on contrast-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging on response to cardiac resynchronization therapy

C Ypenburg, SD Roes, GB Bleeker… - The American journal of …, 2007 - Elsevier
It was shown that improvement in left ventricular (LV) function and reverse remodeling after
cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) were greater in patients with nonischemic …

Transmural myocardial scar assessed by cardiac computed tomography: predictor of echocardiographic versus clinical response to cardiac resynchronization therapy …

DB Fyenbo, A Sommer, JT Kühl… - Journal of Computer …, 2019 - journals.lww.com
Objectives Before cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) implantation, cardiac computed
tomography (CT) can provide assessment of cardiac venous anatomy and visualize left …

Influence of pacing site characteristics on response to cardiac resynchronization therapy

JA Wong, R Yee, J Stirrat, D Scholl… - Circulation …, 2013 - Am Heart Assoc
Background—Transmural scar occupying left ventricular (LV) pacing regions has been
associated with reduced response to cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT). However …

Left ventricular scar impact on left ventricular synchronization parameters and outcomes of cardiac resynchronization therapy

W Ahmed, W Samy, O Tayeh, N Behairy… - International Journal of …, 2016 - Elsevier
Background Left ventricular scar, including global scar and lateral wall, plays an important
role in predicting response to cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT). Materials and …

Adverse response to cardiac resynchronisation therapy in patients with septal scar on cardiac MRI preventing a septal right ventricular lead position

SG Duckett, M Ginks, A Shetty, S Kirubakaran… - Journal of interventional …, 2012 - Springer
Purpose Myocardial scar is an adverse factor when considering which patients are likely to
respond to cardiac resynchronisation therapy (CRT). We hypothesized that septal scarring …

Magnetic resonance imaging is superior to cardiac scintigraphy to identify nonresponders to cardiac resynchronization therapy

M Yokokawa, H Tada, T Toyama… - Pacing and Clinical …, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
Background: Left ventricular (LV) postero‐lateral scar and total scar burden are factors
responsible for a poor response to cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT). Contrast …

Echocardiographic myocardial scar burden predicts response to cardiac resynchronization therapy in ischemic heart failure

D Mele, E Agricola, M Galderisi, F Rigo, R Citro… - Journal of the American …, 2009 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: Because echocardiography is routinely applied for left ventricle (LV)
evaluation before cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT), it is important to know whether …

Impact of scar burden by single-photon emission computed tomography myocardial perfusion imaging on patient outcomes following cardiac resynchronization …

EC Adelstein, H Tanaka, P Soman, G Miske… - European heart …, 2011 - academic.oup.com
Aims Ischaemic heart disease negatively impacts response to cardiac resynchronization
therapy (CRT), yet the impact of infarct scar burden on clinical outcomes and its interaction …