title: [How to carry out the indications of cardiac resynchronization therapy in practice?].
abstract: Recent studies have demonstrated that cardiac resynchronization therapy diminish morbidity and mortality of patients with heart failure, who remain symptomatic despite an optimal medical treatment and who have a wide QRS. However, 30% of patients are non-responders. Hence, echocardiography constitutes an interesting tool for the diagnosis of asynchrony. Different echocardiographic indices predict response to cardiac resynchronization therapy. In this article, a practical approach is proposed for these patients.
authors.affiliation: Unité de stimulation cardiaque, CHI Le-Raincy-Montfermeil, 10, rue du General-Leclerc, 93370 Montfermeil, France. walamara@yahoo.fr
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Amara
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Mazouz
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Sergent
mesh_terms: D002304:Cardiac Pacing, Artificial; D015150:Echocardiography, Doppler; D005060:Europe; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D014481:United States