Impact of cardiac resynchronization therapy on mitral valve apparatus geometry and clinical outcomes in patients with secondary mitral regurgitation.
Christos G MihosEvin YucelRomain CapouladeMary P OrencoleGaurav A UpadhyayOrlando SantanaJagmeet P SinghMichael H PicardPublished in: Echocardiography (Mount Kisco, N.Y.) (2017)
CRT results in favorable effects on MV and LV geometry and decreases the prevalence of moderate-to-severe or severe MR and heart failure symptoms. The pre-CRT MV tenting height and IPMD are independently associated with persistent MR at follow-up.