Background Segment length in cine (SLICE) strain analysis on standard cardiovascular
magnetic resonance (CMR) cine images was recently validated against gold standard …

Cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR) is a non-invasive, non-ionizing, diagnostic technique
that uses magnetic fields, radio waves and field gradients to generate images with high …

Heart failure (HF) affects approximately 6.5 million adults in the United States and is
expected to increase in prevalence because of an aging population and cardiometabolic …

Cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) is a standard treatment for patients with heart
failure (HF). However, 30–40% of the recipients do not have improvements in cardiac …

Cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) is a standard method of treating heart failure by
coordinating the function of the left and right ventricles. However, up to 40% of CRT …

Since its development in the 1990s, cardiac resynchronisation therapy has evolved to
occupy a key position in the management of heart failure with a reduced ejection fraction …

Aims: Segment length in cine (SLICE) strain analysis on standard CMR cine images was
recently validated against gold standard myocardial tagging. The present study aims to …

La prevalencia de insuficiencia cardíaca (IC) en Argentina se estima entre el 1 al 1, 5% de
la población. 1 Es más frecuente en mayores de 70 años y aproximadamente la mitad …

AIM To describe our experience with shock testing for the evaluation of patients with Riata™
leads. METHODS Among 51 patients with normal baseline electrical parameters, 20 died …

Background. Placing the left ventricular (LV) lead in a viable segment with the latest
mechanical activation (vSOLA) may be associated with optimal cardiac resynchronization …