Table 2.
Non-invasive myocardial work and cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT)
| Author | Title | Year | Journal | Number of patients | Results |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vecera, J. et al. | Wasted septal work in left ventricular dyssynchrony: a novel principle to predict response to cardiac resynchronization therapy | 2016 | European Heart Journal Cardiovascular Imaging | 21 | Wasted work in the septum together with LV wall motion score can give a better prediction of response to CRT |
| Galli et al. | Role of myocardial constructive work in the identification of responders to CRT | 2018 | European Heart Journal Cardiovascular Imaging | 97 | Patients with higher GCW show a positive response to CRT |
| Galli et al. | Value of myocardial work estimation in the prediction of response to cardiac resynchronization therapy | 2018 | Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography | 97 | WW and CW are useful indexes to better understand CRT response and mechanisms of dyssynchrony |
| Van der Bijl et al. |
Prognostic implications of global, left ventricular myocardial work efficiency before cardiac resynchronization therapy |
2019 | European Heart Journal Cardiovascular Imaging | 153 | Lower baseline GLVMWE predicts improved long-term outcome |
| Galli et al. | Myocardial constructive work and cardiac mortality in resynchronization therapy candidates | 2019 | American Heart Journal | 166 | CW predicts outcome in CRT candidates |
| Zhu et al. | The value of left ventricular strain–volume loops in predicting response to cardiac resynchronization therapy | 2019 | Cardiovascular Ultrasound | 60 | Measurement of baseline septal WW can improve patient selection for CRT |
| Kostyukevich et al. | Regional left ventricular myocardial work indices and response to cardiac resynchronization therapy | 2020 | JACC: Cardiovascular Imaging | 168 | CRT responders show larger septal WW and lateral CW at baseline and demonstrate a significant improvement in septal CW and WW as well as a decrease and an increase in lateral CW and WW respectively |
| Duchenne et al. | Acute redistribution of regional left ventricular work by cardiac resynchronization therapy determines long-term remodeling | 2020 | European Heart Journal | 130 | The acute redistribution of regional myocardial work between the septal and lateral wall is an important predictor of CRT response |
CRT cardiac resynchronization therapy, GCW global myocardial constructive work, CW constructive work, WW wasted work, GLVMWE global left ventricular myocardial work efficiency