title: Is echocardiographic assessment of dyssynchrony useful to select candidates for cardiac resynchronization therapy? Echocardiography is not useful before cardiac resynchronization therapy if QRS duration is available.
authors.affiliation: Department of Physiology, Cardiovascular Research Institute Maastricht, Maastricht University, Maastricht, the Netherlands. Frits.Prinzen@FYS.unimaas.nl
authors.forename: Frits W
authors.initials: FW
authors.lastname: Prinzen
authors.forename: Angelo
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Auricchio
mesh_terms: D000200:Action Potentials; D000818:Animals; D002304:Cardiac Pacing, Artificial; D004562:Electrocardiography; D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine; D006329:Heart Conduction System / Q000502:physiology*; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D007700:Kinetics; D018579:Patient Selection; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D014463:Ultrasonography; D018487:Ventricular Dysfunction, Left / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy