Cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) emerged 2 decades ago as a useful form of device
therapy for heart failure associated with abnormal ventricular conduction, indicated by a …

Left bundle branch block (LBBB) causes an abnormal pattern of cardiac activation and
affects regional myocardial function. Although recognition of LBBB on the surface …

Cardiac resynchronisation therapy (CRT) is an effective treatment for patients with
congestive heart failure and a wide QRS complex. However, up to 30% of patients are non …

Cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) presents effective means to modulate cardiac
conduction and related functions in heart failure patients. However, the conventional CRT …

Cardiomyopathies (CMPs) are a group of often inherited diseases characterised by
abnormalities and associated dysfunction of heart muscle. In the past decade …

Considerable technical advances over the past decade have increased the clinical
application of cardiovascular magnetic resonance (CMR) imaging. A comprehensive CMR …

The aim of this review is to provide an overview of detection of cardiac fibrosis with MRI
using current standards and novel endogenous MRI techniques. Assessment of cardiac …

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 …

Cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) has had a major favourable impact on the care of
patients with symptomatic heart failure, left ventricular ejection fraction< 35% and enlarged …

Purpose A left ventricular lead position concordant to viable myocardium at the site of latest
mechanical activation is associated with a better response to cardiac resynchronization …