Prognostic Implications of Left Ventricular Dyssynchrony for Major Adverse Cardiovascular Events in Asymptomatic Women and Men: The Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis [Heart Failure]

Conclusions In an asymptomatic cohort, greater LV dyssynchrony determined by cardiac magnetic resonance imaging predicts adverse cardiovascular outcome in women but not in men. Clinical Trial Registration URL: http://clinicaltrials.gov. Unique identifier: NCT00005487.

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Source: JAHA:Journal of the American Heart Association - August 4, 2014 Category: Cardiology Authors: Sharma, R. K., Volpe, G., Rosen, B. D., Ambale-Venkatesh, B., Donekal, S., Fernandes, V., Wu, C. O., Carr, J., Bluemke, D. A., Lima, J. A. C. Tags: Heart Failure Source Type: research