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Table 2 Clinical and echocardiographic response to CRT at 12 months of follow-up

From: Predictors of positive response to cardiac resynchronization therapy

 

After 12 months (n = 76)

Combined echocardiographic response

62 (81.6%)

LVEF increase ≥ 5%

62 (81.6%)

LVESV decrease ≥ 15%

56 (73.7%)

LVEDV decrease ≥15%

55 (72.4%)

Combined clinical response

63 (82.9%)

NYHA improvement ≥ 1 functional class

54 (71.1%)

Six minute walk test ≥ 15%

57 (75%)

  1. NYHA - New York Heart Association, LVEF – left ventricular ejection fraction, LVEDV - left ventricular end-diastolic volume, LVESV - left ventricular end-systolic volume.