New-onset left bundle branch block-associated idiopathic nonischemic cardiomyopathy and time from diagnosis to cardiac resynchronization therapy: The NEOLITH II study.

Norman C WangJack Z LiEvan C AdelsteinAndrew D AlthouseMichael S SharbaughSandeep K JainG Stuart MendenhallAlaa A ShalabyAndrew H VoigtSamir Saba

Published in: Pacing and clinical electrophysiology : PACE (2018)

In LBBB-associated idiopathic NICM, earlier CRT implantation was associated with more favorable cardiac remodeling. Delaying CRT may miss a critical period to halt and reverse progressive myocardial damage.

Keyphrases

cardiac resynchronization therapy
left ventricular
heart failure
multiple sclerosis
oxidative stress