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Discontinuous contraction in the left ventricle assessed by 2-D speckle tracking echocardiography benefits from CRT.

Aya FujiiYasuya IndenSatoshi YanagisawaKeita MamiyaHiroya OkamotoYusuke SakamotoToshiro TomomatsuRei ShibataToyoaki Murohara
Published in: Pacing and clinical electrophysiology : PACE (2019)
The present study showed that discontinuous contraction of the LV could be detected in CRT responders by 2-D speckle tracking strain imaging, which may be a useful tool to identify the contraction pattern of patients with LBBB and predict CRT responders.
Keyphrases
  • cardiac resynchronization therapy
  • smooth muscle
  • left ventricular
  • pulmonary hypertension
  • high resolution
  • heart failure
  • computed tomography
  • pulmonary artery
  • mass spectrometry
  • fluorescence imaging