title: Role of echocardiography in the assessment of mechanical dyssynchrony.
abstract: The aim of this paper is to summarize the current scientific evidence regarding the prognostic implications of mechanical asynchrony, the benefits of identifying mechanical asynchrony prior to cardiac resynchronization therapy by means of echocardiography to predict response to cardiac resynchronization therapy and the different described parameters for dyssynchrony evaluation and measurement.
authors.affiliation: Echocardiographic Laboratory, University Clinic San Carlos, Madrid, Spain. jlzamorano@vodafone.es
authors.forename: J L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Zamorano
authors.forename: L Perez
authors.initials: LP
authors.lastname: De Isla
mesh_terms: D002304:Cardiac Pacing, Artificial / Q000379:methods*; D015150:Echocardiography, Doppler; D019560:Echocardiography, Three-Dimensional / Q000379:methods; D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D010138:Pacemaker, Artificial; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D012720:Severity of Illness Index