STATE-OF-THE-ART PAPER:

Jeroen J. Bax, Theodore Abraham, S. Serge Barold, Ole A. Breithardt, Jeffrey W.H. Fung, Stephane Garrigue, John Gorcsan III, David L. Hayes, David A. Kass, Juhani Knuuti, Christophe Leclercq, Cecilia Linde, Daniel B. Mark, Mark J. Monaghan, Petros Nihoyannopoulos, Martin J. Schalij, Christophe Stellbrink, and Cheuk-Man Yu

Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy: Part 1—Issues Before Device Implantation
J Am Coll Cardiol 2005 46: 2153-2167. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Jeroen J. Bax, Theodore Abraham, S. Serge Barold, Ole A. Breithardt, Jeffrey W.H. Fung, Stephane Garrigue, John Gorcsan III, David L. Hayes, David A. Kass, Juhani Knuuti, Christophe Leclercq, Cecilia Linde, Daniel B. Mark, Mark J. Monaghan, Petros Nihoyannopoulos, Martin J. Schalij, Christophe Stellbrink, and Cheuk-Man Yu

Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy: Part 2—Issues During and After Device Implantation and Unresolved Questions
J Am Coll Cardiol 2005 46: 2168-2182. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Amir Kashani and S. Serge Barold

Significance of QRS Complex Duration in Patients With Heart Failure
J Am Coll Cardiol 2005 46: 2183-2192. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Juan M. Aranda Jr, Gregory W. Woo, Richard S. Schofield, Eileen M. Handberg, James A. Hill, Anne B. Curtis, Samuel F. Sears, J. Sean Goff, Daniel F. Pauly, and Jamie B. Conti

Management of Heart Failure After Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy: Integrating Advanced Heart Failure Treatment With Optimal Device Function
J Am Coll Cardiol 2005 46: 2193-2198. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

VIEWPOINT AND COMMENTARY:

Kenneth A. Ellenbogen, Mark A. Wood, and Helmut U. Klein

Why Should We Care About CARE-HF?
J Am Coll Cardiol 2005 46: 2199-2203. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

J. Claude Daubert, Christophe Leclercq, and Philippe Mabo

There Is Plenty of Room for Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy Devices Without Back-Up Defibrillators in the Electrical Treatment of Heart Failure
J Am Coll Cardiol 2005 46: 2204-2207. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

CLINICAL RESEARCH:

Resynchronization and M-Mode Echo:

Gregory M. Marcus, Emily Rose, Esperanza M. Viloria, Jill Schafer, Teresa De Marco, Leslie A. Saxon, Elyse Foster for the VENTAK CHF/CONTAK-CD Biventricular Pacing Study Investigators

Septal to Posterior Wall Motion Delay Fails to Predict Reverse Remodeling or Clinical Improvement in Patients Undergoing Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy
J Am Coll Cardiol 2005 46: 2208-2214. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

MRI and Resynchronization:

Jaco J.M. Zwanenburg, Marco J.W. Götte, J. Tim Marcus, Joost P.A. Kuijer, Paul Knaapen, Robert M. Heethaar, and Albert C. van Rossum

Propagation of Onset and PeakTime of Myocardial Shortening in Time of Myocardial Shortening in Ischemic Versus Nonischemic Cardiomyopathy: Assessment by Magnetic Resonance Imaging Myocardial Tagging
J Am Coll Cardiol 2005 46: 2215-2222. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Albert C. Lardo, Theodore P. Abraham, and David A. Kass

Magnetic Resonance Imaging Assessment of Ventricular Dyssynchrony: Current and Emerging Concepts
J Am Coll Cardiol 2005 46: 2223-2228. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Normal QRS Duration and Resynchronization:

Thomas Lawo, Martin Borggrefe, Christian Butter, Gerhard Hindricks, Herwig Schmidinger, Yuval Mika, Daniel Burkhoff, Carlo Pappone, and Hani N. Sabbah

Electrical Signals Applied During the Absolute Refractory Period: An Investigational Treatment for Advanced Heart Failure in Patients With Normal QRS Duration
J Am Coll Cardiol 2005 46: 2229-2236. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Goo-Yeong Cho, Jae-Kwan Song, Woo-Jung Park, Sung-Woo Han, Seung-Hyuk Choi, Young-Cheoul Doo, Dong-Jin Oh, and Yung Lee

Mechanical Dyssynchrony Assessed by Tissue Doppler Imaging Is a Powerful Predictor of Mortality in Congestive Heart Failure With Normal QRS Duration
J Am Coll Cardiol 2005 46: 2237-2243. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Diastolic Function and Resynchronization:

Alan D. Waggoner, Mitchell N. Faddis, Marye J. Gleva, Lisa de las Fuentes, and Víctor G. Dávila-Román

Improvements in Left Ventricular Diastolic Function After Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy Are Coupled to Response in Systolic Performance
J Am Coll Cardiol 2005 46: 2244-2249. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Iris Schuster, Gilbert Habib, Christophe Jego, Franck Thuny, Jean-François Avierinos, Geneviève Derumeaux, Lionel Beck, Christine Medail, Frederic Franceschi, Sebastien Renard, Ange Ferracci, Jean Lefevre, Roger Luccioni, Jean-Claude Deharo, and Pierre Djiane

Diastolic Asynchrony Is More Frequent Than Systolic Asynchrony in Dilated Cardiomyopathy and Is Less Improved by Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy
J Am Coll Cardiol 2005 46: 2250-2257. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Arrhythmias, Right Ventricular Function, and Mitral Regurgitation:

Cengiz Ermis, Ryan Seutter, Alan X. Zhu, Lauren C. Benditt, Laura VanHeel, Scott Sakaguchi, Keith G. Lurie, Fei Lu, and David G. Benditt

Impact of Upgrade to Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy on Ventricular Arrhythmia Frequency in Patients With Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillators
J Am Coll Cardiol 2005 46: 2258-2263. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Gabe B. Bleeker, Martin J. Schalij, Petros Nihoyannopoulos, Paul Steendijk, Sander G. Molhoek, Lieselot van Erven, Marianne Bootsma, Eduard R. Holman, Ernst E. van der Wall, and Jeroen J. Bax

Left Ventricular Dyssynchrony Predicts Right Ventricular Remodeling After Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy
J Am Coll Cardiol 2005 46: 2264-2269. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Shota Fukuda, Richard Grimm, Jong-Min Song, Takashi Kihara, Masao Daimon, Deborah A. Agler, Bruce L. Wilkoff, Andrea Natale, James D. Thomas, and Takahiro Shiota

Electrical Conduction Disturbance Effects on Dynamic Changes of Functional Mitral Regurgitation
J Am Coll Cardiol 2005 46: 2270-2276. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Congenital Heart Disease and Resynchronization:

Anne M. Dubin, Jan Janousek, Edward Rhee, Margaret J. Strieper, Frank Cecchin, Ian H. Law, Kevin M. Shannon, Joel Temple, Eric Rosenthal, Frank J. Zimmerman, Andrew Davis, Peter P. Karpawich, Amin Al Ahmad, Victoria L. Vetter, Naomi J. Kertesz, Maully Shah, Christopher Snyder, Elizabeth Stephenson, Mathias Emmel, Shubhayan Sanatani, Ronald Kanter, Anjan Batra, and Kathryn K. Collins

Resynchronization Therapy in Pediatric and Congenital Heart Disease Patients: An International MultiCenter Study
J Am Coll Cardiol 2005 46: 2277-2283. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Phat P. Pham, Seshadri Balaji, Irving Shen, Ross Ungerleider, Xiaokui Li, and David J. Sahn

Impact of Conventional Versus Biventricular Pacing on Hemodynamics and Tissue Doppler Imaging Indexes of Resynchronization Postoperatively in Children With Congenital Heart Disease
J Am Coll Cardiol 2005 46: 2284-2289. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Editorial Comment:

Anne M. Dubin

Resynchronization in Pediatrics: Who Needs It?
J Am Coll Cardiol 2005 46: 2290-2291. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Pacing Schemes and Resynchronization:

Hung-Fat Tse, Chung-Wah Siu, Kathy L.F. Lee, Katherine Fan, Hon-Wah Chan, Man-Oi Tang, Vella Tsang, Stephen W.L. Lee, and Chu-Pak Lau

The Incremental Benefit of Rate-Adaptive Pacing on Exercise Performance During Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy
J Am Coll Cardiol 2005 46: 2292-2297. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Angel R. León, William T. Abraham, Susan Brozena, James P. Daubert, Westby G. Fisher, John C. Gurley, Chang Seng Liang, George Wong for the InSync III Clinical Study Investigators

Cardiac Resynchronization With Sequential Biventricular Pacing for the Treatment of Moderate-to-Severe Heart Failure
J Am Coll Cardiol 2005 46: 2298-2304. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Berry M. van Gelder, Frank A. Bracke, Albert Meijer, and Nico H.J. Pijls

The Hemodynamic Effect of Intrinsic Conduction During Left Ventricular Pacing as Compared to Biventricular Pacing
J Am Coll Cardiol 2005 46: 2305-2310. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Cost Effectiveness and Regulatory Considerations:

Arthur M. Feldman, Gregory de Lissovoy, Michael R. Bristow, Leslie A. Saxon, Teresa De Marco, David A. Kass, John Boehmer, Steven Singh, David J. Whellan, Peter Carson, Audra Boscoe, Timothy M. Baker, and Matthew R. Gunderman

Cost Effectiveness of Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy in the Comparison of Medical Therapy, Pacing, and Defibrillation in Heart Failure (COMPANION) Trial
J Am Coll Cardiol 2005 46: 2311-2321. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Editorial Comment:

Mark A. Hlatky

Cost Effectiveness of Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy
J Am Coll Cardiol 2005 46: 2322-2324. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Megan Moynahan, Owen P. Faris, and Brian M. Lewis

Cardiac Resynchronization Devices: The Food and Drug Administration’s Regulatory Considerations
J Am Coll Cardiol 2005 46: 2325-2328. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Safety Issue:

Peter Carson, Inder Anand, Christopher O’Connor, Brian Jaski, Jonathan Steinberg, Amy Lwin, JoAnn Lindenfeld, Jalil Ghali, Jodi H. Barnet, Arthur M. Feldman, and Michael R. Bristow

Mode of Death in Advanced Heart Failure: The Comparison of Medical, Pacing, and Defibrillation Therapies in Heart Failure (COMPANION) Trial
J Am Coll Cardiol 2005 46: 2329-2334. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Kostas Perisinakis, Nicholas Theocharopoulos, John Damilakis, Emmanouel Manios, Panayiotis Vardas, and Nicholas Gourtsoyiannis

Fluoroscopically Guided Implantation of Modern Cardiac Resynchronization Devices: Radiation Burden to the Patient and Associated Risks
J Am Coll Cardiol 2005 46: 2335-2339. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Jeffrey M. Fish, Josep Brugada, and Charles Antzelevitch

Potential Proarrhythmic Effects of Biventricular Pacing
J Am Coll Cardiol 2005 46: 2340-2347. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Angel R. León, William T. Abraham, Anne B. Curtis, James P. Daubert, Westby G. Fisher, John Gurley, David L. Hayes, Randy Lieberman, Susan Petersen-Stejskal, Kevin Wheelan for the MIRACLE Study Program

Safety of Transvenous Cardiac Resynchronization System Implantation in Patients With Chronic Heart Failure: Combined Results of Over 2,000 Patients From a Multicenter Study Program
J Am Coll Cardiol 2005 46: 2348-2356. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

EDITOR'S PAGE:

Anthony N. DeMaria

The Ultimate Payoff
J Am Coll Cardiol 2005 46: 2357. [Full Text] [PDF]  

CORRESPONDENCE:

Research Correspondence:

Sandeep Joshi, Jonathan S. Steinberg, Robert C. Ashton Jr., Sandhya Balaram, Avi Fischer, and Joseph J. DeRose Jr.

Follow-Up of Robotically Assisted Left Ventricular Epicardial Leads for Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy
J Am Coll Cardiol 2005 46: 2358-2359. [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

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