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HEART FAILURE REVIEWS
Volume 22, Issue 6, Pages 699-722Publisher
SPRINGER
DOI: 10.1007/s10741-017-9636-1
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Heart failure; Cardiac resynchronization therapy; Echocardiography; Speckle tracking echocardiography; Pacemaker
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Cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) is an established treatment for patients with heart failure and left ventricular systolic dysfunction. Patients are usually assessed by echocardiography, which provides a number of anatomical and functional information used for cardiac dyssynchrony assessment, prognostic stratification, identification of the optimal site of pacing in the left ventricle, optimization of the CRT device, and patient follow-up. Compared to other cardiac imaging techniques, echocardiography has the advantage to be non-invasive, repeatable, and safe, without exposure to ionizing radiation or nefrotoxic contrast. In this article, we review current evidence about the role of echocardiography before, during, and after the implantation of a CRT device.
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