V–V delay interval optimization in CRT using echocardiography compared to QRS width in surface ECG

Introduction: CRT had become a standard of treatment for patients with drug refractory heart failure. The presence of many cases of non-responders raises the need for device optimization echocardiography that is an established tool used to optimize CRT programming, but it is time-consuming. It was n...

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Main Authors: Amr Nawar, Rania El-Hoseiny, Dalia Ragab, Ahmed Abd Al-Aziz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2012-09-01
Series:The Egyptian Heart Journal
Subjects:
CRT
ECG
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1110260811000147