Significant increase of flow kinetic energy in "nonresponders" patients to cardiac resynchronization therapy.

Sara CiminoDino PalombizioFrancesco CicognaDonatella CantisaniManuela RealiDomenico FilomenaValentina PetronilliCarlo IacoboniLuciano Agati

Published in: Echocardiography (Mount Kisco, N.Y.) (2017)

Our data show a significant worsening in flow-derived parameters in CRT "nonresponders" patients as compared with responders. Further larger longitudinal studies are necessary to assess whether these more chaotic intraventricular flow-patterns may contribute to a persistent adverse remodeling observed in this subset of patients.

Keyphrases

end stage renal disease
ejection fraction
chronic kidney disease
peritoneal dialysis
prognostic factors
heart failure
emergency department
cardiac resynchronization therapy
machine learning
patient reported outcomes
atrial fibrillation