2012 EHRA/HRS expert consensus statement on cardiac resynchronization therapy in heart failure: implant and follow-up recommendations and management: A registered branch of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC), and the Heart Rhythm Society; and in collaboration with the Heart Failure Society of America (HFSA), the American Society of Echocardiography (ASE), the American Heart Association (AHA), the European Association of Echocardiography (EAE) of the ESC and the Heart Failure Association of the ESC (HFA). * Endorsed by the governing bodies of AHA, ASE, EAE, HFSA, HFA, EHRA, and HRS

Telemonitoring with implantable electronic devices in young patients with congenital heart diseases

(2012) P. A. Zartner et al.   EUROPACE

Indications for Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy: 2011 Update From the Heart Failure Society of America Guideline Committee

(2012) William G. Stevenson et al.   JOURNAL OF CARDIAC FAILURE

Targeted Left Ventricular Lead Placement to Guide Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy

(2012) Fakhar Z. Khan et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF CARDIOLOGY

Non-invasive evaluation of the coronary venous system in patients with chronic systolic heart failure by 64-detector computed tomography

(2011) Rahmi Cubuk et al.   ACTA RADIOLOGICA

Defining Left Bundle Branch Block in the Era of Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy

(2011) David G. Strauss et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF CARDIOLOGY

Impact of QRS Duration on Clinical Event Reduction With Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy

(2011) Ilke Sipahi   ARCHIVES OF INTERNAL MEDICINE

Long-Term Complications Related to Biventricular Defibrillator Implantation

(2011) Maurizio Landolina et al.   CIRCULATION

Intrathoracic Impedance Monitoring, Audible Patient Alerts, and Outcome in Patients With Heart Failure

(2011) Dirk J. van Veldhuisen et al.   CIRCULATION

Predictors of Response to Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy in the Multicenter Automatic Defibrillator Implantation Trial With Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy (MADIT-CRT)

(2011) Ilan Goldenberg et al.   CIRCULATION

Left Ventricular Lead Position and Clinical Outcome in the Multicenter Automatic Defibrillator Implantation Trial–Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy (MADIT-CRT) Trial

(2011) Jagmeet P. Singh et al.   CIRCULATION

Effectiveness of Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy by QRS Morphology in the Multicenter Automatic Defibrillator Implantation Trial–Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy (MADIT-CRT)

(2011) Wojciech Zareba et al.   CIRCULATION

Non-Responders to Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy

(2011) Angelo Auricchio et al.   CIRCULATION JOURNAL

The Role of Echocardiography in Predicting Responders to Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy

(2011) Yoshihiro Seo et al.   CIRCULATION JOURNAL

Paced Left Ventricular QRS Width and ECG Parameters Predict Outcomes After Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy

(2011) Jeff M. Hsing et al.   Circulation-Arrhythmia and Electrophysiology

Endocardial Left Ventricular Pacing Improves Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy in Chronic Asynchronous Infarction and Heart Failure Models

(2011) Marc Strik et al.   Circulation-Arrhythmia and Electrophysiology

Dyssynchrony, Contractile Function, and Response to Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy

(2011) Dorit Knappe et al.   Circulation-Heart Failure

Relationship Between Left Ventricular Dyssynchrony and Reverse Remodeling After Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy

(2011) Umut Celikyurt et al.   CLINICAL CARDIOLOGY

Defibrillation testing at the time of implantable cardioverter defibrillator implantation: results of the European Heart Rhythm Association survey

(2011) J. M. Morgan et al.   EUROPACE

Cardiac resynchronization therapy for the treatment of sleep apnoea: a meta-analysis

(2011) J. Lamba et al.   EUROPACE

Device therapy and hospital reimbursement practices across European countries: a heterogeneous scenario

(2011) Giuseppe Boriani et al.   EUROPACE

Left ventricular lead implantation at a phrenic stimulation site is safe and effective

(2011) M. Jastrzebski et al.   EUROPACE

Use of a quadripolar left ventricular lead to achieve successful implantation in patients with previous failed attempts at cardiac resynchronization therapy

(2011) A. K. Shetty et al.   EUROPACE

The effect of electronic repositioning on left ventricular pacing and phrenic nerve stimulation

(2011) J. Champagne et al.   EUROPACE

Transient repolarization instability following the initiation of cardiac resynchronization therapy

(2011) F. Braunschweig et al.   EUROPACE

Impact of cardiac resynchronization therapy on the severity of mitral regurgitation

(2011) L. Di Biase et al.   EUROPACE

Successful 'quadrangular' pacing in a non-responder patient to cardiac resynchronization therapy

(2011) N. Clementy et al.   EUROPEAN HEART JOURNAL

Cardiac resynchronization therapy in patients undergoing atrioventricular junction ablation for permanent atrial fibrillation: a randomized trial

(2011) M. Brignole et al.   EUROPEAN HEART JOURNAL

Relationship between improvement in left ventricular dyssynchrony and contractile function and clinical outcome with cardiac resynchronization therapy: the MADIT-CRT trial

(2011) A.-C. Pouleur et al.   EUROPEAN HEART JOURNAL

Sensitivity and positive predictive value of implantable intrathoracic impedance monitoring as a predictor of heart failure hospitalizations: the SENSE-HF trial

(2011) Viviane M. Conraads et al.   EUROPEAN HEART JOURNAL

A randomized trial of long-term remote monitoring of pacemaker recipients (The COMPAS trial)

(2011) Philippe Mabo et al.   EUROPEAN HEART JOURNAL

The relationship between ventricular electrical delay and left ventricular remodelling with cardiac resynchronization therapy

(2011) M. R. Gold et al.   EUROPEAN HEART JOURNAL

The European CRT Survey: 1 year (9-15 months) follow-up results

(2011) Nigussie Bogale et al.   EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF HEART FAILURE

From lead management to implanted patient management: indications to lead extraction in pacemaker and cardioverter–defibrillator systems

(2011) Igor Diemberger et al.   Expert Review of Medical Devices

Long-term experience with coronary sinus side branch stenting to stabilize left ventricular electrode position

(2011) László Gellér et al.   HEART RHYTHM

Cardiac resynchronization therapy and the relationship of percent biventricular pacing to symptoms and survival

(2011) David L. Hayes et al.   HEART RHYTHM

Outcomes of cardiac resynchronization therapy in patients with versus those without atrial fibrillation: A systematic review and meta-analysis

(2011) Stephen B. Wilton et al.   HEART RHYTHM

Does cardiac resynchronization therapy provide unrecognized benefit in patients with prolonged PR intervals? The impact of restoring atrioventricular synchrony: An analysis from the COMPANION Trial

(2011) Brian Olshansky et al.   HEART RHYTHM

Usefulness of multidetector computed tomography coronary venous angiography examination before cardiac resynchronization therapy

(2011) Selim Doganay et al.   JAPANESE JOURNAL OF RADIOLOGY

Real World Evaluation of Dual-Zone ICD and CRT-D Programming Compared to Single-Zone Programming: The ALTITUDE REDUCES Study

(2011) F. ROOSEVELT GILLIAM et al.   JOURNAL OF CARDIOVASCULAR ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY

Effect of cardiac resynchronization therapy on broad neurohormone biomarkers in heart failure

(2011) Ying-xue Dong et al.   JOURNAL OF INTERVENTIONAL CARDIAC ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY

Non-contrast magnetic resonance imaging for guiding left ventricular lead position in cardiac resynchronization therapy

(2011) Mads Brix Kronborg et al.   JOURNAL OF INTERVENTIONAL CARDIAC ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY

Chest radiography is a poor predictor of left ventricular lead position in patients undergoing cardiac resynchronization therapy: comparison with multidetector computed tomography

(2011) John Rickard et al.   JOURNAL OF INTERVENTIONAL CARDIAC ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY

Device Therapy in Heart Failure Patients With Chronic Kidney Disease

(2011) Leon A. Cannizzaro et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF CARDIOLOGY

Correction of Mitral Regurgitation in Nonresponders to Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy by MitraClip Improves Symptoms and Promotes Reverse Remodeling

(2011) Angelo Auricchio et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF CARDIOLOGY

Long-Term Effectiveness of Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy in Heart Failure Patients With Unfavorable Cardiac Veins Anatomy

(2011) Francesco Giraldi et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF CARDIOLOGY

16-Year Trends in the Infection Burden for Pacemakers and Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillators in the United States

(2011) Arnold J. Greenspon et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF CARDIOLOGY

Invasive Acute Hemodynamic Response to Guide Left Ventricular Lead Implantation Predicts Chronic Remodeling in Patients Undergoing Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy

(2011) Simon G. Duckett et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF CARDIOLOGY

Implantation-Related Complications of Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillators and Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy Devices

(2011) Johannes B. van Rees et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF CARDIOLOGY

Wireless pulmonary artery haemodynamic monitoring in chronic heart failure: a randomised controlled trial

(2011) William T Abraham et al.   LANCET

Comparison of the Efficacy of Two Surgical Alternatives for Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy: Trans-Apical versus Epicardial Left Ventricular Pacing

(2011) ATTILA MIHALCZ et al.   PACE-PACING AND CLINICAL ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY

Initial Single-Center Experience of a Quadripolar Pacing Lead for Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy

(2011) ANOOP K. SHETTY et al.   PACE-PACING AND CLINICAL ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY

The Acute Hemodynamic Response to LV Pacing within Individual Branches of the Coronary Sinus using a Quadripolar Lead

(2011) ANOOP K. SHETTY et al.   PACE-PACING AND CLINICAL ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY

Left ventricular endocardial pacing in cardiac resynchronisation therapy: Moving from bench to bedside

(2011) F. A. Bracke et al.   Netherlands Heart Journal

The role of echocardiography in quantification of left ventricular dyssynchrony: state of the art and future directions

(2011) O. A. Smiseth et al.   European Heart Journal-Cardiovascular Imaging

A randomized double-blind comparison of biventricular versus left ventricular stimulation for cardiac resynchronization therapy: The Biventricular versus Left Univentricular Pacing with ICD Back-up in Heart Failure Patients (B-LEFT HF) trial

(2010) Giuseppe Boriani et al.   AMERICAN HEART JOURNAL

Pacemaker and Internal Cardioverter Defibrillator Lead Extraction: A Safe and Effective Surgical Approach

(2010) John M. Kratz et al.   ANNALS OF THORACIC SURGERY

Update on Cardiovascular Implantable Electronic Device Infections and Their Management

(2010) Larry M. Baddour et al.   CIRCULATION

Physician-Directed Patient Self-Management of Left Atrial Pressure in Advanced Chronic Heart Failure

(2010) Jay Ritzema et al.   CIRCULATION

Complication Rates Associated With Pacemaker or Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator Generator Replacements and Upgrade Procedures

(2010) Jeanne E. Poole et al.   CIRCULATION

Analysis of Ventricular Activation Using Surface Electrocardiography to Predict Left Ventricular Reverse Volumetric Remodeling During Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy

(2010) Michael O. Sweeney et al.   CIRCULATION

Efficacy and Safety of Automatic Remote Monitoring for Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator Follow-Up

(2010) Niraj Varma et al.   CIRCULATION

Long-Term Outcome After ICD and CRT Implantation and Influence of Remote Device Follow-Up

(2010) Leslie A. Saxon et al.   CIRCULATION

Primary Results From the SmartDelay Determined AV Optimization: A Comparison to Other AV Delay Methods Used in Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy (SMART-AV) Trial

(2010) Kenneth A. Ellenbogen et al.   CIRCULATION

Clinical and echocardiographic correlates of improvement in left ventricular diastolic function after cardiac resynchronization therapy

(2010) H. Aksoy et al.   EUROPACE

Coronary vein angioplasty to facilitate implantation of left ventricular lead

(2010) F. Yi et al.   EUROPACE

EHRA Expert Consensus Statement on the management of cardiovascular implantable electronic devices in patients nearing end of life or requesting withdrawal of therapy

(2010) L. Padeletti et al.   EUROPACE

The effect of left ventricular pacing site on cardiac resynchronization therapy outcome and mortality: the results of a PROSPECT substudy

(2010) Peter T. Mortensen et al.   EUROPACE

Pacing electrode selection in a quadripolar left heart lead determines presence or absence of phrenic nerve stimulation

(2010) B. Thibault et al.   EUROPACE

The prognosis of implantable defibrillator patients treated with cardiac resynchronization therapy: comorbidity burden as predictor of mortality

(2010) D. A. M. J. Theuns et al.   EUROPACE

Influence of pacing configurations, body mass index, and position of coronary sinus lead on frequency of phrenic nerve stimulation and pacing thresholds under cardiac resynchronization therapy

(2010) M. Seifert et al.   EUROPACE

2010 Focused Update of ESC Guidelines on device therapy in heart failure

(2010) et al.   EUROPACE

Combined dyssynchrony and scar imaging with cardiac magnetic resonance imaging predicts clinical response and long-term prognosis following cardiac resynchronization therapy

(2010) A. J. Taylor et al.   EUROPACE

Cost-effectiveness of cardiac resynchronization therapy in patients with asymptomatic to mild heart failure: insights from the European cohort of the REVERSE (Resynchronization Reverses remodeling in Systolic Left Ventricular Dysfunction)

(2010) C. Linde et al.   EUROPEAN HEART JOURNAL

Dyssynchrony by speckle-tracking echocardiography and response to cardiac resynchronization therapy: results of the Speckle Tracking and Resynchronization (STAR) study

(2010) H. Tanaka et al.   EUROPEAN HEART JOURNAL

Resumption of sinus rhythm in patients with heart failure and permanent atrial fibrillation undergoing cardiac resynchronization therapy: a longitudinal observational study

(2010) M. Gasparini et al.   EUROPEAN HEART JOURNAL

Renal function and mortality following cardiac resynchronization therapy

(2010) G. Lin et al.   EUROPEAN HEART JOURNAL

Decreased likelihood of response to cardiac resynchronization in patients with severe heart failure

(2010) Bàrbara Vidal et al.   EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF HEART FAILURE

Assessment of the coronary venous system in heart failure patients by blood pool agent enhanced whole-heart MRI

(2010) Robert Manzke et al.   EUROPEAN RADIOLOGY

Radiofrequency ablation for persistent atrial fibrillation in patients with advanced heart failure and severe left ventricular systolic dysfunction: a randomised controlled trial

(2010) M. R. MacDonald et al.   HEART

Randomized comparison of defibrillation thresholds from the right ventricular apex and outflow tract

(2010) Carl R. Reynolds et al.   HEART RHYTHM

Combined assessment of left ventricular dyssynchrony and contractility by speckled tracking strain imaging: A novel index for predicting responders to cardiac resynchronization therapy

(2010) Yasuya Inden et al.   HEART RHYTHM

Abstracts AB01-1 to AB21-5

(2010)   HEART RHYTHM

Presence of left ventricular contractile reserve predicts midterm response to cardiac resynchronization therapy—results from the LOw dose DObutamine Stress-Echo Test in Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy (LODO-CRT) Trial

(2010) Carmine Muto et al.   HEART RHYTHM

HRS Expert Consensus Statement on the Management of Cardiovascular Implantable Electronic Devices (CIEDs) in patients nearing end of life or requesting withdrawal of therapy

(2010) Rachel Lampert et al.   HEART RHYTHM

Atrioventricular nodal ablation predicts survival benefit in patients with atrial fibrillation receiving cardiac resynchronization therapy

(2010) Kan Dong et al.   HEART RHYTHM

Review of the Registry's Fourth Year, Incorporating Lead Data and Pediatric ICD Procedures, and Use as a National Performance Measure

(2010) Stephen C. Hammill et al.   HEART RHYTHM

Impact of segmental left ventricle lead position on cardiac resynchronization therapy outcomes

(2010) Faisal M. Merchant et al.   HEART RHYTHM

Subclavian venoplasty by the implanting physicians in 373 patients over 11 years

(2010) Seth Joseph Worley et al.   HEART RHYTHM

Left ventricular pacing with a new quadripolar transvenous lead for CRT: Early results of a prospective comparison with conventional implant outcomes

(2010) Giovanni B. Forleo et al.   HEART RHYTHM

Contrast-enhanced whole-heart coronary MRA at 3.0T for the evaluation of cardiac venous anatomy

(2010) Heng Ma et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CARDIOVASCULAR IMAGING

Magnetic Resonance Imaging of the Cardiac Venous System and Magnetic Resonance-Guided Intubation of the Coronary Sinus in Swine

(2010) Mirja Neizel et al.   INVESTIGATIVE RADIOLOGY

Addition of a Second LV Pacing Site in CRT Nonresponders Rationale and Design of the Multicenter Randomized V3 Trial

(2010) Pierre Bordachar et al.   JOURNAL OF CARDIAC FAILURE

Defibrillation Testing at the Time of ICD Insertion: An Analysis From the Ontario ICD Registry

(2010) J. S. HEALEY et al.   JOURNAL OF CARDIOVASCULAR ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY

Incidence and predictors of subclavian vein obstruction following biventricular device implantation

(2010) Serkan Bulur et al.   JOURNAL OF INTERVENTIONAL CARDIAC ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY

Assessment of the post-implant final left ventricular lead position: a comparative study between radiographic and angiographic modalities

(2010) Prabhat Kumar et al.   JOURNAL OF INTERVENTIONAL CARDIAC ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY

Cardiac MRI to investigate myocardial scar and coronary venous anatomy using a slow infusion of dimeglumine gadobenate in patients undergoing assessment for cardiac resynchronization therapy

(2010) Simon G. Duckett et al.   JOURNAL OF MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING

Left Ventricular Endocardial Stimulation for Severe Heart Failure

(2010) Pierre Bordachar et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF CARDIOLOGY

Dual Antiplatelet Therapy and Heparin “Bridging” Significantly Increase the Risk of Bleeding Complications After Pacemaker or Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator Device Implantation

(2010) Christine Tompkins et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF CARDIOLOGY

Combined Heart Failure Device Diagnostics Identify Patients at Higher Risk of Subsequent Heart Failure Hospitalizations

(2010) David J. Whellan et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF CARDIOLOGY

Acute Lead Dislodgements and In-Hospital Mortality in Patients Enrolled in the National Cardiovascular Data Registry Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator Registry

(2010) Alan Cheng et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF CARDIOLOGY

Optimal Left Ventricular Endocardial Pacing Sites for Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy in Patients With Ischemic Cardiomyopathy

(2010) David D. Spragg et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF CARDIOLOGY

ACCF/SCCT/ACR/AHA/ASE/ASNC/NASCI/SCAI/SCMR 2010 Appropriate Use Criteria for Cardiac Computed Tomography

(2010) Allen J. Taylor et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF CARDIOLOGY

Heart rate as a risk factor in chronic heart failure (SHIFT): the association between heart rate and outcomes in a randomised placebo-controlled trial

(2010) Michael Böhm et al.   LANCET

Cardiac-Resynchronization Therapy for Mild-to-Moderate Heart Failure

(2010) Anthony S.L. Tang et al.   NEW ENGLAND JOURNAL OF MEDICINE

Prospective Randomized Trial of Venous Cardiac Computed Tomographic Angiography for Facilitation of Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy

(2010) MARC J. GIRSKY et al.   PACE-PACING AND CLINICAL ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY

Response to Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy in Patients with Heart Failure and Renal Insufficiency

(2010) EVAN C. ADELSTEIN et al.   PACE-PACING AND CLINICAL ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY

Interlead Distance and Left Ventricular Lead Electrical Delay Predict Reverse Remodeling During Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy

(2010) FAISAL M. MERCHANT et al.   PACE-PACING AND CLINICAL ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY

Assessment of response criteria to cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) and prediction of response

(2010) Marit Aarønæs et al.   SCANDINAVIAN CARDIOVASCULAR JOURNAL

Coronary Venous Aneurysm in Patients Without Cardiac Arrhythmia as Detected by MDCT

(2010) Farhood Saremi et al.   JACC-Cardiovascular Imaging

Fused Whole-Heart Coronary and Myocardial Scar Imaging Using 3-T CMR

(2010) James A. White et al.   JACC-Cardiovascular Imaging

2009 Focused Update: ACCF/AHA Guidelines for the Diagnosis and Management of Heart Failure in Adults

(2009) et al.   CIRCULATION

Relationship of Paroxysmal Atrial Tachyarrhythmias to Volume Overload

(2009) Rajat Jhanjee et al.   Circulation-Arrhythmia and Electrophysiology

Efficacy of Antibiotic Prophylaxis Before the Implantation of Pacemakers and Cardioverter-Defibrillators

(2009) Julio Cesar de Oliveira et al.   Circulation-Arrhythmia and Electrophysiology

Phrenic Stimulation

(2009) Mauro Biffi et al.   Circulation-Arrhythmia and Electrophysiology

Left Ventricular Endocardial Pacing Improves Resynchronization Therapy in Canine Left Bundle-Branch Hearts

(2009) Caroline van Deursen et al.   Circulation-Arrhythmia and Electrophysiology

Multi-Plane Mechanical Dyssynchrony in Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy

(2009) Christopher L. Kaufman et al.   CLINICAL CARDIOLOGY

Targeted left ventricular endocardial pacing using a steerable introducing guide catheter and active fixation pacing lead

(2009) J. M. Morgan et al.   EUROPACE

Right ventricular systolic function and cardiac resynchronization therapy

(2009) H. Burri et al.   EUROPACE

Accuracy and usefulness of fusion imaging between three-dimensional coronary sinus and coronary veins computed tomographic images with projection images obtained using fluoroscopy

(2009) A. Auricchio et al.   EUROPACE

Left ventricular systolic dysfunction by itself does not influence outcome of atrial fibrillation ablation

(2009) T. De Potter et al.   EUROPACE

Left ventricular dyssynchrony in patients with left bundle branch block and patients after myocardial infarction: integration of mechanics and viability by cardiac magnetic resonance

(2009) Andrea K. Rutz et al.   EUROPEAN HEART JOURNAL

Criteria predicting response to CRT: is more better?

(2009) M. Santaularia-Tomas et al.   EUROPEAN HEART JOURNAL

Growth differentiation factor-15 predicts mortality and morbidity after cardiac resynchronization therapy

(2009) P. W.X. Foley et al.   EUROPEAN HEART JOURNAL

Magnetic resonance imaging and response to cardiac resynchronization therapy: relative merits of left ventricular dyssynchrony and scar tissue

(2009) N. A. Marsan et al.   EUROPEAN HEART JOURNAL

Surface electrocardiogram to predict outcome in candidates for cardiac resynchronization therapy: a sub-analysis of the CARE-HF trial

(2009) Renaud Gervais et al.   EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF HEART FAILURE

Long-term left ventricular reverse remodelling with cardiac resynchronization therapy: results from the CARE-HF trial

(2009) Stefano Ghio et al.   EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF HEART FAILURE

Integrating functional and anatomical information to guide cardiac resynchronization therapy

(2009) François Tournoux et al.   EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF HEART FAILURE

Effect of lateral wall scar on reverse remodeling with cardiac resynchronization therapy

(2009) David Birnie et al.   HEART RHYTHM

A Novel Approach for Endocardial Resynchronization Therapy: Initial Experience with Transapical Implantation of the Left Ventricular Lead

(2009) Imre Kassai et al.   HEART SURGERY FORUM

Results of the PROspective MInnesota Study of ECHO/TDI in Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy (PROMISE-CRT) Study

(2009) Alan J. Bank et al.   JOURNAL OF CARDIAC FAILURE

Triple-Site Versus Standard Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy Study (TRUST CRT): Clinical Rationale, Design, and Implementation

(2009) RADOSŁAW LENARCZYK et al.   JOURNAL OF CARDIOVASCULAR ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY

Influence of Left Ventricular Lead Location on Outcomes in the COMPANION Study

(2009) LESLIE A. SAXON et al.   JOURNAL OF CARDIOVASCULAR ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY

Canadian Registry of ICD Implant Testing Procedures (CREDIT): Current Practice, Risks, and Costs of Intraoperative Defibrillation Testing

(2009) JEFF S. HEALEY et al.   JOURNAL OF CARDIOVASCULAR ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY

Prevention of Disease Progression by Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy in Patients With Asymptomatic or Mildly Symptomatic Left Ventricular Dysfunction

(2009) Claude Daubert et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF CARDIOLOGY

AHA/ACCF/HRS Recommendations for the Standardization and Interpretation of the Electrocardiogram

(2009) Borys Surawicz et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF CARDIOLOGY

Clinical Benefits of Remote Versus Transtelephonic Monitoring of Implanted Pacemakers

(2009) George H. Crossley et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF CARDIOLOGY

Heart Failure Decompensation and All-Cause Mortality in Relation to Percent Biventricular Pacing in Patients With Heart Failure

(2009) Bruce A. Koplan et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF CARDIOLOGY

The Utility of 12-Lead Holter Monitoring in Patients With Permanent Atrial Fibrillation for the Identification of Nonresponders After Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy

(2009) Ganesh S. Kamath et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF CARDIOLOGY

Insights From a Cardiac Resynchronization Optimization Clinic as Part of a Heart Failure Disease Management Program

(2009) Wilfried Mullens et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF CARDIOLOGY

Optimizing Hemodynamics in Heart Failure Patients by Systematic Screening of Left Ventricular Pacing Sites

(2009) Nicolas Derval et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF CARDIOLOGY

Cardiac-Resynchronization Therapy for the Prevention of Heart-Failure Events

(2009) Arthur J. Moss et al.   NEW ENGLAND JOURNAL OF MEDICINE

Intrathoracic and Ventricular Impedances are Associated with Changes in Ventricular Volume in Patients Receiving Defibrillators for CRT

(2009) MASSIMILIANO MAINES et al.   PACE-PACING AND CLINICAL ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY

Trial design of the clinical evaluation of remote notification to reduce time to clinical decision: The Clinical evaluation Of remote NotificatioN to rEduCe Time to clinical decision (CONNECT) study

(2008) George Crossley et al.   AMERICAN HEART JOURNAL

Identification and viability assessment of infarcted myocardium with late enhancement multidetector computed tomography: Comparison with thallium single photon emission computed tomography and echocardiography

(2008) Kuan-Rau Chiou et al.   AMERICAN HEART JOURNAL

Noninvasive Imaging of Cardiac Venous Anatomy With 64-Slice Multi-Slice Computed Tomography and Noninvasive Assessment of Left Ventricular Dyssynchrony by 3-Dimensional Tissue Synchronization Imaging in Patients With Heart Failure Scheduled for Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy

(2008) Nico R. Van de Veire et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF CARDIOLOGY

Results of the Predictors of Response to CRT (PROSPECT) Trial

(2008) Eugene S. Chung et al.   CIRCULATION

Different venous angioplasty manoeuvres for successful implantation of CRT devices

(2008) Guido Luedorff et al.   Clinical Research in Cardiology

Rescue-stenting of an occluded lateral coronary sinus branch for recanalization after dissection during cardiac resynchronization device implantation

(2008) K.-J. Gutleben et al.   EUROPACE

Complications leading to surgical revision in implantable cardioverter defibrillator patients: comparison of patients with single-chamber, dual-chamber, and biventricular devices

(2008) Gabor Z. Duray et al.   EUROPACE

Toward understanding response to cardiac resynchronization therapy: left ventricular dyssynchrony is only one of multiple mechanisms

(2008) Chirine Parsai et al.   EUROPEAN HEART JOURNAL

Early validation study of 64-slice multidetector computed tomography for the assessment of myocardial viability and the prediction of left ventricular remodelling after acute myocardial infarction

(2008) A. Sato et al.   EUROPEAN HEART JOURNAL

Exercise stress echocardiography is superior to rest echocardiography in predicting left ventricular reverse remodelling and functional improvement after cardiac resynchronization therapy

(2008) G. Rocchi et al.   EUROPEAN HEART JOURNAL

Long-term survival in patients undergoing cardiac resynchronization therapy: the importance of performing atrio-ventricular junction ablation in patients with permanent atrial fibrillation

(2008) M. Gasparini et al.   EUROPEAN HEART JOURNAL

ESC Guidelines for the diagnosis and treatment of acute and chronic heart failure 2008: The Task Force for the Diagnosis and Treatment of Acute and Chronic Heart Failure 2008 of the European Society of Cardiology. Developed in collaboration with the Heart Failure Association of the ESC (HFA) and endorsed by the European Society of Intensive Care Medicine (ESICM)

(2008) et al.   EUROPEAN HEART JOURNAL

Practical and conceptual limitations of tissue Doppler imaging to predict reverse remodelling in cardiac resynchronisation therapy

(2008) Bart W.L. De Boeck et al.   EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF HEART FAILURE

ACC/AHA/HRS 2008 Guidelines for Device-Based Therapy of Cardiac Rhythm Abnormalities: Executive Summary

(2008) Andrew E. Epstein et al.   HEART RHYTHM

Implant Venoplasty: Dilation of Subclavian and Coronary Veins to Facilitate Device Implantation: Indications, Frequency, Methods, and Complications

(2008) SETH J. WORLEY   JOURNAL OF CARDIOVASCULAR ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY

Effect of Left Ventricular Lead Concordance to the Delayed Contraction Segment on Echocardiographic and Clinical Outcomes after Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy

(2008) JEFFREY W.H. FUNG et al.   JOURNAL OF CARDIOVASCULAR ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY

Prolonged inflation of coronary angioplasty balloon as treatment for subocclusive dissection of the coronary sinus during implantation of a coronary sinus pacing lead

(2008) Francisco Bosa et al.   JOURNAL OF INTERVENTIONAL CARDIAC ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY

Implantable CRT device diagnostics identify patients with increased risk for heart failure hospitalization

(2008) Giovanni B. Perego et al.   JOURNAL OF INTERVENTIONAL CARDIAC ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY

Relationship between left ventricular lead position using a simple radiographic classification scheme and long-term outcome with resynchronization therapy

(2008) Stephen B. Wilton et al.   JOURNAL OF INTERVENTIONAL CARDIAC ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY

Optimal Left Ventricular Lead Position Predicts Reverse Remodeling and Survival After Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy

(2008) Claudia Ypenburg et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF CARDIOLOGY

Predicting the Long-Term Effects of Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy on Mortality From Baseline Variables and the Early Response

(2008) John Cleland et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF CARDIOLOGY

Randomized Controlled Trial of an Implantable Continuous Hemodynamic Monitor in Patients With Advanced Heart Failure

(2008) Robert C. Bourge et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF CARDIOLOGY

No Benefit From Defibrillation Threshold Testing in the SCD-HeFT (Sudden Cardiac Death in Heart Failure Trial)

(2008) Joseph A. Blatt et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF CARDIOLOGY

A Randomized Comparison of Triple-Site Versus Dual-Site Ventricular Stimulation in Patients With Congestive Heart Failure

(2008) Christophe Leclercq et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF CARDIOLOGY

Randomized Trial of Cardiac Resynchronization in Mildly Symptomatic Heart Failure Patients and in Asymptomatic Patients With Left Ventricular Dysfunction and Previous Heart Failure Symptoms

(2008) Cecilia Linde et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF CARDIOLOGY

The Safety of Definity and Optison for Ultrasound Image Enhancement: A Retrospective Analysis of 78,383 Administered Contrast Doses

(2008) Kevin Wei et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY

Echocardiography for Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy: Recommendations for Performance and Reporting–A Report from the American Society of Echocardiography Dyssynchrony Writing Group Endorsed by the Heart Rhythm Society

(2008) John Gorcsan et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY

Perioperative anticoagulation in patients having implantation of a cardiac pacemaker or defibrillator: a systematic review and practical management guide

(2008) E. JAMULA et al.   JOURNAL OF THROMBOSIS AND HAEMOSTASIS

Pulmonary-Vein Isolation for Atrial Fibrillation in Patients with Heart Failure

(2008) Mohammed N. Khan et al.   NEW ENGLAND JOURNAL OF MEDICINE

Coronary Vein Rupture during Venoplasty for LV Lead Placement

(2008) SETH J. WORLEY et al.   PACE-PACING AND CLINICAL ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY

Long-term effect of cardiac resynchronisation in patients reporting mild symptoms of heart failure: a report from the CARE-HF study

(2007) J G F Cleland et al.   HEART

Comparison of temporary bifocal right ventricular pacing and biventricular pacing for heart failure: evaluation by tissue Doppler imaging

(2007) R E Lane et al.   HEART

Optimization of superior vena cava coil position and usage for transvenous defibrillation

(2007) Michael Gold et al.   HEART RHYTHM