Using echocardiography in cardiac resynchronization therapy

Wilfried Mullens; W H Wilson Tang; Richard A Grimm

doi:10.1016/j.ahj.2007.07.039

Using echocardiography in cardiac resynchronization therapy

Am Heart J. 2007 Dec;154(6):1011-20. doi: 10.1016/j.ahj.2007.07.039. Epub 2007 Sep 14.

Authors

Wilfried Mullens¹, W H Wilson Tang, Richard A Grimm

Affiliation

¹ Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH 44195, USA.

PMID: 18035069
DOI: 10.1016/j.ahj.2007.07.039

Abstract

Cardiac resynchronization therapy has become a therapeutic option for refractory heart failure. Several imaging techniques play an increasingly important role in patient selection during and after implantation. This manuscript reviews the current echocardiographic techniques available for guiding both patient selection and optimization of device programming following implantation.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Arrhythmias, Cardiac / diagnostic imaging
Arrhythmias, Cardiac / therapy
Cardiac Pacing, Artificial / methods*
Echocardiography*
Echocardiography, Doppler
Echocardiography, Three-Dimensional
Heart Failure / diagnostic imaging
Heart Failure / physiopathology
Heart Failure / therapy*
Humans
Pacemaker, Artificial
Patient Selection