Cardiac resynchronisation therapy (CRT) has been documented to be a powerful treatment in patients with severe congestive heart failure. However, 30-40% of patients receiving a CRT are non-responders. In this study the investigators will use a previously validated method to estimate myocardial segment work non-invasively by speckle-tracking echocardiography and blood pressure. Furthermore, cardiac magnetic resonance imaging (CMR) with late gadolinium enhancement (LGE) will be performed in feasible subjects. The main purpose of the study is to determine if myocardial work by echocardiography in combination with viability assessment by LGE-CMR can predict response to CRT.
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment
200
Universitaire Ziekenhuizen Leuven
Leuven, Belgium
Oslo University Hospital
Oslo, Norway
Reverse remodelling at 6 months follow-up
Measured by left ventricular end-systolic volume reduction of at least 15% assessed by echocardiography
Time frame: 6 months
Reverse remodelling at 12 months follow-up
Measured by left ventricular end-systolic volume reduction of at least 15% assessed by echocardiography
Time frame: 12 months
Quality of Life Changes
Changes in quality of life measured by the Minnesota Living With Heart Failure Questionnaire
Time frame: 6 months
New York Heart Association (NYHA) Class Changes
Time frame: 6 months
Heart failure hospitalizations
Time frame: 12 months
Death of any cause
Time frame: 5 years
Heart transplantation
Time frame: 5 years
Left atrial contractile synchrony
Time frame: 2 years
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