Bleeker Gabe B, Yu Cheuk-Man, Nihoyannopoulos Petros, de Sutter Johan, Van de Veire Nico, Holman Eduard R, Schalij Martin J, van der Wall Ernst E, Bax Jeroen J
Department of Cardiology, Leiden University Medical Centre, Leiden, The Netherlands.
Heart. 2007 Nov;93(11):1339-50. doi: 10.1136/hrt.2005.076422.
Echocardiography has several roles in patients with cardiac resynchronisation therapy (CRT). First, it can optimise selection of CRT candidates by demonstration of left ventricular (LV) dyssynchrony. Second, it can be used to assess immediate response to CRT, including detection of acute LV resynchronisation. Echocardiography is also useful to evaluate long-term benefit from CRT. Finally, echocardiography is important in optimisation of pacemaker settings, including AV and VV optimisation.
超声心动图在心脏再同步治疗(CRT)患者中发挥着多种作用。首先,它可以通过显示左心室(LV)不同步来优化CRT候选者的选择。其次,它可用于评估CRT的即时反应,包括检测急性左心室再同步。超声心动图对于评估CRT的长期益处也很有用。最后,超声心动图在优化起搏器设置方面很重要,包括房室(AV)和室间(VV)优化。