Determinants of left ventricular function improvement for cardiac resynchronization therapy candidates.
Jung Ae HongSang Eun LeeSeon-Ok KimMin-Seok KimHae-Young LeeHyun-Jai ChoJin Oh ChoiEun-Seok JeonKyung-Kuk HwangShung Chull ChaeSang Hong BaekSeok-Min KangDong-Ju ChoiByung-Su YooKye Hun KimMyeong-Chan ChoByung-Hee OhJae-Joong KimPublished in: ESC heart failure (2021)
Patients with CRT indications had higher mortality during their follow-up compared with control. LV function improvement was rare in this population, especially when they had some risk factors. These results suggest that the uniform waiting period before CRT implantation could be reconsidered and individualized.
Keyphrases
- cardiac resynchronization therapy
- left ventricular
- risk factors
- heart failure
- hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
- acute myocardial infarction
- left atrial
- mitral valve
- aortic stenosis
- cardiovascular events
- coronary artery disease
- cardiovascular disease
- acute coronary syndrome
- transcatheter aortic valve replacement
- percutaneous coronary intervention