Scar burden is an independent and incremental predictor of cardiac resynchronisation therapy response.

Serge C HarbSaleem ToroJennifer A BullenNancy A ObuchowskiBo XuKevin M TrulockNiraj VarmaJohn RickardRichard GrimmBrian GriffinScott D FlammDeborah H Kwon

Published in: Open heart (2019)

Scar quantification by CMR has an incremental value in predicting response to CRT, in terms of heart failure admission, death and EF improvement, independent of the presence of LBBB, QRSd, LV lead tip location and polarity.

Keyphrases

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cardiac resynchronization therapy
left ventricular
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acute heart failure
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