Journal article
Assessment of apical rocking: a new, integrative approach for selection of candidates for cardiac resynchronization therapy
Abstract
AIMS: Current attempts of improving patient selection in cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) are mainly based on echocardiographic timing of myocardial velocity peaks. Regional myocardial function is neglected. Apical transverse motion (ATM) is a new parameter to quantify apical rocking as an integrative surrogate of both temporal and functional inhomogeneities within the left ventricle. In this study, we tested the predictive value of …
Authors
Szulik M; Tillekaerts M; Vangeel V; Ganame J; Willems R; Lenarczyk R; Rademakers F; Kalarus Z; Kukulski T; Voigt J-U
Journal
European Heart Journal - Cardiovascular Imaging, Vol. 11, No. 10, pp. 863–869
Publisher
Oxford University Press (OUP)
Publication Date
December 1, 2010
DOI
10.1093/ejechocard/jeq081
ISSN
2047-2404