Right ventricular dysfunction is a predictor of non-response and clinical outcome following cardiac resynchronization therapy

Right ventricular dysfunction is a predictor of non-response and clinical outcome following cardiac resynchronization therapy

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) is an established treatment in advanced heart failure (HF). However, an important subset does not derive a significant benefit. Despite an established predictive role in HF, the significance of...

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Main Authors: Pennell Dudley J, Mohiaddin Raad H, Banya Winston, Clifford Amy, Ismail Tevfik F, Sharma Rakesh, Guha Kaushik, Alpendurada Francisco, Cowie Martin R, McDonagh Theresa, Prasad Sanjay K
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2011-10-01
Series:Journal of Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance
Subjects:
heart failure
cardiac resynchronization therapy
right ventricular function
cardiovascular magnetic resonance
Online Access:http://www.jcmr-online.com/content/13/1/68

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