Open AccessPrognostic Implications of Left Ventricular Dyssynchrony for Major Adverse Cardiovascular Events in Asymptomatic Women and Men: The Multi‐Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis
Author(s) -
Sharma Ravi K.,
Volpe Gustavo,
Rosen Boaz D.,
AmbaleVenkatesh Bharat,
Donekal Sirisha,
Fernandes Veronica,
Wu Colin O.,
Carr Jeffrey,
Bluemke David A.,
Lima João A. C.
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
journal of the american heart association
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.494
H-Index - 85
ISSN - 2047-9980
DOI - 10.1161/jaha.114.000975
Subject(s) - medicine , cardiology , hazard ratio , heart failure , ejection fraction , asymptomatic , proportional hazards model , ventricular dyssynchrony , myocardial infarction , population , confidence interval , cardiac resynchronization therapy , environmental health
Left ventricular (LV) dyssynchrony is related to adverse outcomes in systolic heart failure, but its prognostic importance in asymptomatic population is not known. Our objective was to assess the prognostic implications of LV mechanical dyssynchrony in a large multiethnic population before the occurrence of global LV dysfunction.