July 11, 2015Open Access
View Full PaperLeft ventricular markers of mortality and ventricular arrhythmias in heart failure patients with cardiac resynchronization therapy
Key Result
Left ventricular echocardiographic markers were investigated to predict mortality and ventricular arrhythmias in heart failure patients receiving cardiac resynchronization therapy.
Structured PICO
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Population
Heart failure patients with cardiac resynchronization therapy
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Intervention
Echocardiography to identify predictors of outcome and assess myocardial function changes
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Outcome
Ventricular arrhythmias and fatal outcomehard clinical
Main Result
Absolute Event Rate: 0% vs 0%
Abstract
Cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) reduces morbidity and mortality in heart failure. However, prediction of the outcome remains difficult. We aimed to investigate for echocardiographic predictors of ventricular arrhythmias and fatal outcome and to explore how myocardial function is changed by biventricular pacing in heart failure.