Assessment of Mechanical Dyssynchrony as Selection Criterion for CRT Treatment KU Leuven
Cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) is a frequently used treatment for patients with heart failure and conduction disorders, in which the contraction of the left ventricle is resynchronized using a special pacemaker with multiple electrodes. However, current clinical guideline criteria for patient selection result in approximately 35% of patients not responding to therapy. Some studies suggest that such non-responders may even be at ...