Echocardiographic Predictors of Worse Outcome After Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy
Author(s) -
Eduardo Arrais Rocha,
Francisca Tatiana Moreira Pereira,
José Sebastião de Abreu,
José Wellington Oliveira Lima,
Marcelo de Paula Martins Monteiro,
Almino Cavalcante Rocha Neto,
Ana Rosa Pinto Quidute,
Camilla Viana Arrais Goés,
Carlos Roberto Martins Rodrigues Sobrinho,
Maurício Scanavacca
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
arquivos brasileiros de cardiologia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.4
H-Index - 53
eISSN - 1678-4170
pISSN - 0066-782X
DOI - 10.5935/abc.20150108
Subject(s) - medicine , cardiology , cardiac resynchronization therapy , ejection fraction , hazard ratio , mitral regurgitation , heart failure , proportional hazards model , left bundle branch block , confidence interval
Cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) is the recommended treatment by leading global guidelines. However, 30%-40% of selected patients are non-responders.
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