Tissue Doppler imaging: a new prognosticator for cardiovascular diseases

CM Yu, JE Sanderson, TH Marwick, JK Oh - Journal of the American …, 2007 - jacc.org
Tissue Doppler imaging (TDI) is evolving as a useful echocardiographic tool for quantitative
assessment of left ventricular (LV) systolic and diastolic function. Recent studies have …

Echocardiography for cardiac resynchronization therapy: recommendations for performance and reporting–a report from the American Society of Echocardiography …

…, R Martin, JS Steinberg, MSJ Sutton, CM Yu - Journal of the American …, 2008 - Elsevier
Echocardiography plays an evolving and important role in the care of heart failure patients
treated with biventricular pacing, or cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT). Numerous …

Cardiac resynchronization therapy: part 1—issues before device implantation

…, MJ Schalij, C Stellbrink, CM Yu - Journal of the American …, 2005 - jacc.org
Cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) has been used extensively over the last years in
the therapeutic management of patients with end-stage heart failure. Data from 4,017 patients …

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

…, WT Abraham, S Ghio, C Leclercq, JJ Bax, CM Yu… - Circulation, 2008 - Am Heart Assoc
Background— Data from single-center studies suggest that echocardiographic parameters
of mechanical dyssynchrony may improve patient selection for cardiac resynchronization …

Tissue Doppler echocardiographic evidence of reverse remodeling and improved synchronicity by simultaneously delaying regional contraction after biventricular …

CM Yu, E Chau, JE Sanderson, K Fan, MO Tang… - Circulation, 2002 - Am Heart Assoc
Background— Biventricular pacing has been proposed to improve symptoms and exercise
capacity in patients with advanced heart failure and wide electrocardiographic wave …

Intrathoracic impedance monitoring in patients with heart failure: correlation with fluid status and feasibility of early warning preceding hospitalization

CM Yu, LI Wang, E Chau, RHW Chan, SL Kong… - Circulation, 2005 - Am Heart Assoc
Background— Patients with heart failure are frequently hospitalized for fluid overload. A
reliable method for chronic monitoring of fluid status is therefore desirable. We evaluated an …

Predictors of left ventricular reverse remodeling after cardiac resynchronization therapy for heart failure secondary to idiopathic dilated or ischemic cardiomyopathy

CM Yu, WH Fung, H Lin, Q Zhang… - The American journal of …, 2003 - Elsevier
Biventricular pacing results in left ventricular (LV) reverse remodeling in heart failure patients
with wide QRS complexes. This study examines potential predictors of reverse remodeling. …

Tissue Doppler imaging is superior to strain rate imaging and postsystolic shortening on the prediction of reverse remodeling in both ischemic and nonischemic heart …

CM Yu, JWH Fung, Q Zhang, CK Chan, YS Chan… - Circulation, 2004 - Am Heart Assoc
Background— A number of noninvasive techniques have been used to predict the effectiveness
of cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) in heart failure patients, in particular left …

Left ventricular reverse remodeling but not clinical improvement predicts long-term survival after cardiac resynchronization therapy

CM Yu, GB Bleeker, JWH Fung, MJ Schalij, Q Zhang… - Circulation, 2005 - Am Heart Assoc
Background— In patients with severe heart failure and dilated cardiomyopathy, cardiac
resynchronization therapy (CRT) improves left ventricular (LV) systolic function associated with …

Progression of systolic abnormalities in patients with “isolated” diastolic heart failure and diastolic dysfunction

CM Yu, H Lin, H Yang, SL Kong, Q Zhang, SWL Lee - Circulation, 2002 - Am Heart Assoc
Background— The definition of diastolic heart failure (DHF) relies on the use of sensitive tools
to exclude the presence of systolic dysfunction. The use of ejection fraction (EF) of 50% as …