Two distinct pathways can lead to functional mitral regurgitation (MR) in patients with chronic
heart failure and a reduced ejection fraction. When remodeling and enlargement of the left …

Heart failure (HF) is a devastating condition characterized by poor quality of life, numerous
complications, high rate of readmission and increased mortality. HF is the most common …

The approach to the management of mitral valve (MV) disease and heart failure (HF) has
dramatically changed over the last decades. It is well recognized that severe mitral …

Valve leaflets and chordae structurally normal characterize functional mitral regurgitation
(FMR), which in heart failure (HF) setting results from an imbalance between closing and …

Purpose To investigate the clinical and echocardiographic predictors of echocardiographic
super‐response to cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) in heart failure patients …

Nonresponse to cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) has been related with right
ventricular dysfunction. Ventriculoarterial coupling (VAC) assesses energy efficiency of the …

Functional mitral regurgitation is a common finding among heart failure patients with
ischemic and non-ischemic dilated cardiomyopathies. The presence of moderate or severe …

Background: Usefulness of echocardiogram-associated markers for prediction of the
response of the patients with cardiomyopathy to Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy (CRT) …

Die kardiale Resynchronisationstherapie (CRT) ist ein etabliertes Verfahren in der Therapie
der Herzinsuffizienz. Trotzdem liegt die Rate der Patienten, die nicht von dieser Therapie …