Baseline left ventricular dP/dtmax rather than the acute improvement in dP/dtmax predicts clinical outcome in patients with cardiac resynchronization therapy

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2011-10

Authors

Bogaard, M.D.
Houthuizen, P.
Bracke, F.A.
Doevendans, P.A.F.M.
Prinzen, F.W.
Meine, M.
Gelder, B.M. van

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Abstract

Left ventricular dP/dtmax measured at baseline and during CRT are predictors of 1-year survival free from all-cause mortality, HTX, or LVAD implantation, but the acute improvement in dP/dtmax is not correlated to clinical outcome.

Keywords

Heart failure, Bundle-branch block, Cardiac resynchronization therapy, Clinical outcome, Haemodynamics

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