Abstract
The evaluation of multisite stimulation with a haemodynamic aim has since its origin clashed with the absence of definition of a simple method of identifying candidates and of evaluation of the effects of treatment. In this pilot work, 66 patients were selected on electromechanical criteria obtained from a desynchronisation model identified from simple echographic parameters. The short term results demonstrate important modifications, differing according to the type of patient undergoing implantation. These results reject the basis of a prospective multicentric study aimed at validating the concept of ventricular resynchronisation.
MeSH terms
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Arrhythmias, Cardiac / diagnostic imaging*
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Cardiomyopathy, Dilated / diagnostic imaging
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Cardiomyopathy, Dilated / physiopathology
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Cardiomyopathy, Dilated / surgery
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Echocardiography / methods*
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Heart Diseases / diagnostic imaging
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Heart Diseases / physiopathology*
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Heart Diseases / surgery*
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Heart Rate / physiology*
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Humans
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Models, Cardiovascular
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Monitoring, Intraoperative / methods
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Myocardial Ischemia / diagnostic imaging
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Myocardial Ischemia / physiopathology
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Myocardial Ischemia / surgery
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Ventricular Dysfunction, Left / diagnostic imaging
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Ventricular Dysfunction, Left / physiopathology
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Ventricular Dysfunction, Left / surgery