538 Cardiac resynchronisation therapy in refractory heart failure: effect on LV reverse remodelling and BNP levels

Cardiac resynchronisation therapy--new treatment for heart failure.

CLINICAL REVIEW Cardiac resynchronisation therapy for chronic heart failure

Chronic heart failure is common, affecting about 900 000 people in theUnited Kingdom andwith a prevalence of about 6-10% in people aged over 65 years; despite modern drug treatment, it carries a high morbidity and a 10% annual mortality. About a third of patients with chronic heart failure have a left ventricular ejection fraction ≤35%, up to 40% of whom are at risk of worse outcomes and more s...

Cardiac resynchronisation (biventricular pacing) for heart failure

Uses a structured format?Background:YesObjectives:YesSearch strategy:YesSelection criteria:YesData collection and analysis: YesMain results:Pooled results reportedReviewers’ conclusions:Reports results IntroductionDetailed introduction that includes description of health problem, current treatment options and a brief overview of CRT Me...

CARDIOVASCULAR MEDICINE Reverse remodelling of systolic left ventricular contraction pattern by long term cardiac resynchronisation therapy: colour Doppler shows resynchronisation

Objective: To quantify long term effects of cardiac resynchronisation therapy (CRT) by biventricular pacing in patients with heart failure (HF). Methods: Regional changes in left ventricular (LV) contraction patterns effected by CRT in 19 patients with HF (12 with ischaemia; mean (SD) age 66 (9) years) with bundle branch block were examined by colour Doppler tissue velocity imaging (c-TVI). Tim...

Reverse remodelling of systolic left ventricular contraction pattern by long term cardiac resynchronisation therapy: colour Doppler shows resynchronisation.

OBJECTIVE To quantify long term effects of cardiac resynchronisation therapy (CRT) by biventricular pacing in patients with heart failure (HF). METHODS Regional changes in left ventricular (LV) contraction patterns effected by CRT in 19 patients with HF (12 with ischaemia; mean (SD) age 66 (9) years) with bundle branch block were examined by colour Doppler tissue velocity imaging (c-TVI). Tim...