Relative Merits of Left Ventricular Dyssynchrony , Left Ventricular Lead Position , and Myocardial Scar to Predict Long-Term Survival of Ischemic Heart Failure Patients Undergoing Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy

The following are highlights from Circulation: Heart Failure Topic Review. This series will summarize the most important manuscripts, as selected by the editors, that have been published in the Circulation portfolio. The objective of this series is to provide our readership with a timely comprehensive selection of important papers that are relevant to the heart failure audience. The studies included in this article represent the most noteworthy research in the areas of heart failure and imaging. (Circ Heart Fail. 2012;5:e4-e14.)

[1]  I. Clements,et al.  Influence of Diabetes Mellitus on Prognostic Utility of Imaging of Myocardial Sympathetic Innervation in Heart Failure Patients , 2011, Circulation. Cardiovascular imaging.

[2]  G. Radda,et al.  Role of Pyruvate Dehydrogenase Inhibition in the Development of Hypertrophy in the Hyperthyroid Rat Heart: A Combined Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Hyperpolarized Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy Study , 2011, Circulation.

[3]  K. Williams,et al.  Relation Between Right Ventricular Function and Increased Right Ventricular [18F]Fluorodeoxyglucose Accumulation in Patients With Heart Failure , 2011, Circulation. Cardiovascular imaging.

[4]  Michael Jerosch-Herold,et al.  Quantification of Diffuse Myocardial Fibrosis and Its Association With Myocardial Dysfunction in Congenital Heart Disease , 2010, Circulation. Cardiovascular imaging.

[5]  Richard D. White,et al.  Prognostic Value of Routine Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Assessment of Left Ventricular Ejection Fraction and Myocardial Damage: An International, Multicenter Study , 2011, Circulation. Cardiovascular imaging.

[6]  Euan A Ashley,et al.  Measurement Precision in the Optimization of Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy , 2010, Circulation. Heart failure.

[7]  T. Edvardsen,et al.  Echocardiographic Evaluation of Hemodynamics in Patients With Decompensated Systolic Heart Failure , 2011, Circulation. Cardiovascular imaging.

[8]  A. Tajik,et al.  Characteristics and Clinical Significance of Late Gadolinium Enhancement by Contrast-Enhanced Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Patients With Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy , 2010, Circulation. Heart failure.

[9]  Jeroen J. Bax,et al.  Prediction of Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy Response: Value of Calibrated Integrated Backscatter Imaging , 2010, Circulation. Cardiovascular imaging.

[10]  A. Rigby,et al.  Lack of Diastolic Reserve in Patients With Heart Failure and Normal Ejection Fraction , 2010, Circulation. Heart failure.

[11]  Cardiac Sympathetic Reserve and Response to Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy , 2011, Circulation. Heart failure.

[12]  W. Hundley,et al.  Novel Approach to Early Detection of Doxorubicin Cardiotoxicity by Gadolinium-Enhanced Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance Imaging in an Experimental Model , 2010, Circulation. Cardiovascular imaging.

[13]  P. Guéret,et al.  Impact of Longitudinal Myocardial Deformation on the Prognosis of Chronic Heart Failure Patients , 2010, Circulation. Cardiovascular imaging.

[14]  Matthew W. Martinez,et al.  Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Imaging Pericardial Late Gadolinium Enhancement and Elevated Inflammatory Markers Can Predict the Reversibility of Constrictive Pericarditis After Antiinflammatory Medical Therapy: A Pilot Study , 2011, Circulation.

[15]  D. Kass,et al.  Hemodynamic Improvement in Cardiac Resynchronization Does Not Require Improvement in Left Ventricular Rotation Mechanics: Three-Dimensional Tagged MRI Analysis , 2010, Circulation. Cardiovascular imaging.

[16]  Titus Kuehne,et al.  Assessment of Diffuse Myocardial Fibrosis in Rats Using Small-Animal Look-Locker Inversion Recovery T1 Mapping , 2011, Circulation. Cardiovascular imaging.

[17]  Philippe Chevalier,et al.  Quantification of Ventricular Resynchronization Reserve by Radionuclide Phase Analysis in Heart Failure Patients: A Prospective Long-Term Study , 2011, Circulation. Cardiovascular imaging.

[18]  A. Einstein,et al.  PET Imaging May Provide a Novel Biomarker and Understanding of Right Ventricular Dysfunction in Patients With Idiopathic Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension , 2011, Circulation. Cardiovascular imaging.

[19]  Dudley J Pennell,et al.  On T2* Magnetic Resonance and Cardiac Iron , 2011, Circulation.

[20]  Reza Razavi,et al.  A Simultaneous X-Ray/MRI and Noncontact Mapping Study of the Acute Hemodynamic Effect of Left Ventricular Endocardial and Epicardial Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy in Humans , 2011, Circulation. Heart failure.

[21]  Eric Boersma,et al.  Relative Merits of Left Ventricular Dyssynchrony, Left Ventricular Lead Position, and Myocardial Scar to Predict Long-Term Survival of Ischemic Heart Failure Patients Undergoing Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy , 2011, Circulation.

[22]  Thor Edvardsen,et al.  Evaluation of Left Ventricular Dyssynchrony by Onset of Active Myocardial Force Generation: A Novel Method That Differentiates Between Electrical and Mechanical Etiologies , 2010, Circulation. Cardiovascular imaging.

[23]  Leslie M Loew,et al.  Anatomic Localization and Autonomic Modulation of Atrioventricular Junctional Rhythm in Failing Human Hearts , 2011, Circulation. Arrhythmia and electrophysiology.

[24]  Samir Saba,et al.  A Prospective Pilot Study to Evaluate the Relationship Between Acute Change in Left Ventricular Synchrony After Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy and Patient Outcome Using a Single-Injection Gated SPECT Protocol , 2011, Circulation. Cardiovascular imaging.

[25]  J. Jensen,et al.  Cardioprotective Effects of Ischemic Postconditioning in Patients Treated With Primary Percutaneous Coronary Intervention, Evaluated by Magnetic Resonance , 2010, Circulation. Cardiovascular interventions.

[26]  G. Schuler,et al.  Prognostic value and determinants of a hypointense core in T2-weighted cardiac magnetic resonance in acute reperfused ST-elevation myocardial infarction , 2011, Circulation. Cardiovascular imaging.

[27]  J. Oh,et al.  Echocardiographic Variables After Left Ventricular Assist Device Implantation Associated With Adverse Outcome , 2011, Circulation. Cardiovascular imaging.

[28]  S. Majumdar,et al.  The Unrecognized Burden of Osteoporosis-Related Vertebral Fractures in Patients With Heart Failure , 2011, Circulation. Heart failure.

[29]  H. Uno,et al.  Dyssynchrony, Contractile Function, and Response to Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy , 2011, Circulation. Heart failure.

[30]  P. Poole‐Wilson,et al.  Role of Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance as a Gatekeeper to Invasive Coronary Angiography in Patients Presenting With Heart Failure of Unknown Etiology , 2011, Circulation.

[31]  E. Remme,et al.  Mechanisms of Abnormal Systolic Motion of the Interventricular Septum During Left Bundle-Branch Block , 2011, Circulation. Cardiovascular imaging.

[32]  Anand Prasad,et al.  Echocardiographic Indices Do Not Reliably Track Changes in Left-Sided Filling Pressure in Healthy Subjects or Patients With Heart Failure With Preserved Ejection Fraction , 2011, Circulation. Cardiovascular imaging.

[33]  K. Schulman,et al.  Assessment of Left Ventricular Function in Older Medicare Beneficiaries With Newly Diagnosed Heart Failure , 2011, Circulation. Cardiovascular quality and outcomes.

[34]  Ronald M. Peshock,et al.  A 4-Tiered Classification of Left Ventricular Hypertrophy Based on Left Ventricular Geometry: The Dallas Heart Study , 2010, Circulation. Cardiovascular imaging.

[35]  Jeroen J. Bax,et al.  Prognostic Value of Right Ventricular Function in Patients After Acute Myocardial Infarction Treated With Primary Percutaneous Coronary Intervention , 2010, Circulation. Cardiovascular imaging.

[36]  G. Cho,et al.  Impact of Loading Condition on the 2D Speckle Tracking–Derived Left Ventricular Dyssynchrony Index in Nonischemic Dilated Cardiomyopathy , 2010, Circulation. Cardiovascular imaging.

[37]  Raymond J Kim,et al.  Late Gadolinium Enhancement Magnetic Resonance Imaging in the Diagnosis and Prognosis of Endomyocardial Fibrosis Patients , 2011, Circulation. Cardiovascular imaging.

[38]  T. Kuehne,et al.  Pulmonary Vascular Resistance, Collateral Flow, and Ventricular Function in Patients With a Fontan Circulation at Rest and During Dobutamine Stress , 2010, Circulation. Cardiovascular imaging.

[39]  V. P. Chacko,et al.  Impaired ATP Kinetics in Failing In Vivo Mouse Heart , 2011, Circulation. Cardiovascular imaging.