New insight into device therapy for chronic heart failure Ypenburg, C.

Echocardiography including speckle tracking strain analysis was performed at baseline, after CRT initiation and during interruption of CRT at 6 months of follow-up to study

The results of the current study can be summarized as follows: 1) the majority of patients included in this study improved in MR after CRT, with 43% improving immediately after CRT,

Secondary prevention patients were more likely to have ischemic heart disease, more previous myocardial infarctions, more ventricular arrhythmias and a higher amiodarone usage:

Furthermore, an audible alarm (OptiVol alert) can be triggered when a decrease in intrathoracic impedance indicates pulmonary fluid accumulation secondary to left-sided heart

Reduced ventricular volumes and improved systolic function with cardiac resynchronization therapy: a randomized trial comparing simultaneous biventricular pacing,

All patients underwent echocardiography including 2D speckle tracking radial strain analysis at baseline, immediate after implant, at 6 months follow-up and during interruption,

Tri-plane tissue Doppler imaging: a novel 3-dimensional imaging modality that predicts reverse left ventricular remodeling after cardiac resynchronization therapy.. van

Peripheral blood cells were stained with HLA-A2.1 tetramers containing the tyrosinase368–376 peptide followed by staining with a panel of lineage antibodies, as described in