Interaction between secondary mitral regurgitation and left atrial function and their prognostic implications after cardiac resynchronization therapy.
Jan StassenXavier GallooKensuke HirasawaPieter van der BijlMartin B LeonNina Ajmone MarsanJeroen J BaxPublished in: European heart journal. Cardiovascular Imaging (2022)
A significant reduction in MR severity at 6 months after CRT implantation is independently associated with an increase in LARS. In addition, an increase in LARS is independently associated with lower all-cause mortality in patients with heart failure and significant functional MR.