The mechanism of the benefits achieved with the therapy has been attributed to resynchronization of the dyssynchronous segments resulting from bundle branch block, especially left bundle branch block ...

It is well known that left ventricular (LV) systolic or diastolic dyssynchrony is common in patients with heart failure (HF) and a normal QRS duration. 1 There has been increased recognition that LV ...

The study covered in this summary was published on ResearchSquare.org as a preprint and has not yet been peer reviewed. Accurate cardiac mechanic assessments have been historically difficult using ...

Echocardiography-assessed left ventricular dyssynchrony following MI was independently associated with an elevated risk for death or HF, and the contractile pattern may help with post-MI prognosis.

Heart failure remains a huge health care burden, with one in nine death certificates in the United States listing it as the cause of death. 1 Medical therapy has improved the prognosis for patients ...

Cardiac-resynchronization therapy (an advanced feature of pacemakers and ICDs manufactured by Medtronic, Boston Scientific, St. Jude Medical, Biotronik, and Sorin) has been shown to be beneficial in ...

Pulmonary Circulation, Vol. 4, No. 4 (December 2014), pp. 552-559 (8 pages) AbstractPulmonary arterial hypertension is a manifestation of a group of disorders leading to pulmonary vascular remodeling ...

Bringing both ventricles back into synchrony has long been the subject of cardiological hopes in patients with heart failure, but current approaches to maximizing the function of the left ventricle ...

This ECG shows ventricular pacing. Note the pacer spike prior to each QRS complex, most apparent in leads V5 and V6. The P waves appear sinus in origin and have no association with the QRS complexes ...