PMID- 27163321
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 20170523
LR  - 20170523
IS  - 1878-7401 (Electronic)
IS  - 0928-7329 (Linking)
VI  - 24 Suppl 2
DP  - 2016 Apr 29
TI  - Echocardiographic evaluation of mechanical dyssynchrony in heart failure patients 
      with reduced ejection fraction.
PG  - S587-92
LID - 10.3233/THC-161185 [doi]
AB  - The aim of this study is to observe the differences between mechanical and 
      electrical dyssynchrony in patients with impaired systolic ventricular function 
      and symptomatic heart failure and to highlight the importance of mechanical 
      dyssynchrony besides electrical dyssynchrony in clinical guidelines and clinical 
      practice. Fifty-eight patients with heart failure, who are with the New York 
      Heart Association (NYHA) functional class II-IV and left ventricular ejection 
      fraction (LVEF) under 35%, were enrolled. Patients were divided into two groups, 
      according to the duration of QRS complex (> 120 ms and </= 120 ms respectively). 
      Echocardiographic parameters of interventricular (interventricular mechanical 
      delay - IMD) and intraventricular (septal-to-posterior wall motion delay - SPWMD) 
      dyssynchrony were measured in both groups. Results indicate that the duration of 
      the QRS complex (i.e. electrical dyssynchrony) is not a fully reliable indicator 
      of ventricular dyssynchrony; therefore ecocardiographic evaluation of mechanical 
      dyssynchrony should also be recommended for better selection of candidates for 
      cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT).
FAU - Gyalai, Zsolt
AU  - Gyalai Z
AD  - Department of Cardiology, University of Medicine and Pharmacy Targu Mures, Mures 
      County Clinical Hospital, Targu Mures, Romania.
FAU - Jeremias, Zsuzsanna
AU  - Jeremias Z
AD  - Department of Cardiology, University of Medicine and Pharmacy Targu Mures, Mures 
      County Clinical Hospital, Targu Mures, Romania.
FAU - Baricz, Emoke
AU  - Baricz E
AD  - Department of Cardiology, University of Medicine and Pharmacy Targu Mures, Mures 
      County Clinical Hospital, Targu Mures, Romania.
FAU - Rudzik, Roxana
AU  - Rudzik R
AD  - Department of Cardiology, University of Medicine and Pharmacy Targu Mures, 
      Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases and Transplant, Targu Mures, Romania.
FAU - Dobreanu, Dan
AU  - Dobreanu D
AD  - Department of Cardiology, University of Medicine and Pharmacy Targu Mures, 
      Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases and Transplant, Targu Mures, Romania.
LA  - eng
PT  - Journal Article
PL  - Netherlands
TA  - Technol Health Care
JT  - Technology and health care : official journal of the European Society for 
      Engineering and Medicine
JID - 9314590
SB  - IM
MH  - Adult
MH  - Aged
MH  - Aged, 80 and over
MH  - Arrhythmias, Cardiac/physiopathology
MH  - *Electrocardiography
MH  - Female
MH  - Heart Failure/*physiopathology
MH  - Humans
MH  - Male
MH  - Middle Aged
MH  - Ventricular Dysfunction, Left/*physiopathology
OTO - NOTNLM
OT  - Ventricular dyssynchrony
OT  - cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT)
OT  - echocardiography
OT  - heart failure
EDAT- 2016/05/11 06:00
MHDA- 2017/05/24 06:00
CRDT- 2016/05/11 06:00
PHST- 2016/05/11 06:00 [entrez]
PHST- 2016/05/11 06:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2017/05/24 06:00 [medline]
AID - THC1185 [pii]
AID - 10.3233/THC-161185 [doi]
PST - ppublish
SO  - Technol Health Care. 2016 Apr 29;24 Suppl 2:S587-92. doi: 10.3233/THC-161185.