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

Aya FujiiYasuya Inden Satoshi 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