[Mechanism of cardiac resynchronization therapy by real-time three-dimensional echocardiography in patients with heart failure].
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We report the case of a 66-year-old man with heart failure NYHA class IV treated with biventricular pacing for cardiac resynchronization. The patient was evaluated by real-time three-dimensional transthoracic echocardiography before and 48 hours after pacemaker implantation. The use of three-dimensional echocardiography contributed to understanding the underlying mechanism involved in cardiac resynchronization therapy by demonstrating enhanced synchrony of myocardial segments, which resulted in the patient's clinical improvement.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Arquivos brasileiros de cardiologia
دوره 85 5 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2005