Index of contractile asymmetry improves patient selection for CRT: a proof-of-concept study.

Tomas ZarembaBhupendar TayalSam RiahiAnna Margrethe ThøgersenNiels Eske BruunKasper Janus Grønn EmerekJoseph KissloThomas Fritz HansenNiels RisumPeter Søgaard

Published in: Cardiovascular ultrasound (2019)

Quantification of asymmetrical LV activation in 3D by ICA provides valuable insights into LV contraction in case of LBBB and is a promising tool for improved patient selection for CRT.

Keyphrases

case report
cardiac resynchronization therapy
smooth muscle
skeletal muscle
heart failure
left ventricular