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SUBMITTER: Gasparini M
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5143452 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Dec
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Gasparini Maurizio M Galimberti Paola P Bragato Renato R Ghio Stefano S Raineri Claudia C Landolina Maurizio M Chieffo Enrico E Lunati Maurizio M Mulargia Ederina E Proclemer Alessandro A Facchin Domenico D Rordorf Roberto R Vicentini Alessandro A Marcantoni Lina L Zanon Francesco F Klersy Catherine C
Trials 20161203 1
<h4>Background</h4>Despite an intensive search for predictors of the response to cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT), the QRS duration remains the simplest and most robust predictor of a positive response. QRS duration of ≥ 130 ms is considered to be a prerequisite for CRT; however, some studies have shown that CRT may also be effective in heart failure (HF) patients with a narrow QRS (<130 ms). Since CRT can now be performed by pacing the left ventricle from multiple vectors via a single qu ...[more]