Combined electrical and global markers of dyssynchrony predict clinical response to cardiac resynchronization therapy.
CONCLUSION: Combining prolonged t-IVT and the conventionally used broad QRS duration has a significantly higher specificity in identifying patients likely to respond to CRT. Moreover, in AF patients, only prolonged t-IVT independently predicted CRT response.
PMID: 25117854 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
Source: Scandinavian Cardiovascular Journal - Category: Cardiology Tags: Scand Cardiovasc J Source Type: research
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