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The Speckle Tracking Imaging for the Assessment of Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy (START) Study

Takeshi Maruo, Yoshihiro Seo, Satoshi Yamada, Takeshi Arita, Tomoko Ishizu, Tsuyoshi Shiga, Kaoru Dohi, Hiroyuki Toide, Azusa Furugen, Katsuji Inoue,

Circulation Journal · 2014 · 35 citations · 29 references

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Abstract

This prospective multicenter study revealed the high feasibility of dyssynchrony assessment by STE, which may improve the ability to predict CRT responders.

References

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The Effect of Cardiac Resynchronization on Morbidity and Mortality in Heart Failure

John G.F. Cleland, Jean‐Claude Daubert, Erland Erdmann et al. · New England Journal of Medicine · 2005 · 6.2K citations · Full text

Cardiac-Resynchronization Therapy with or without an Implantable Defibrillator in Advanced Chronic Heart Failure

Michael R. Bristow, Leslie A. Saxon, John Boehmer et al. · New England Journal of Medicine · 2004 · 5.8K citations

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

Arthur J. Moss, William J. Hall, David S. Cannom et al. · New England Journal of Medicine · 2009 · 3.1K citations

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

Eugene Chung, Angel R. León, Luigi Tavazzi et al. · Circulation · 2008 · 2.1K citations · Full text

Novel Speckle-Tracking Radial Strain From Routine Black-and-White Echocardiographic Images to Quantify Dyssynchrony and Predict Response to Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy

Matthew S. Suffoletto, Kaoru Dohi, Maxime Cannesson et al. · Circulation · 2006 · 810 citations · Full text