Research Article

Combination of Left Ventricular End-Diastolic Diameter and QRS Duration Strongly Predicts Good Response to and Prognosis of Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy

Table 2

Changes in echocardiography and electrocardiogram from baseline to 6 months in two groups.

VariablesResponders ()Nonresponders () value

Change in LVEF12 (8–20)2 [(−4)–4]< 0.001
Change in LAD−3.2 [(−6)–0]−3.5 [(−7)–1.5]0.649
Change in LVEDD−6 [(−15)–(−2)]0 [(−3.5)–4.5]< 0.001
Change in MR−4.5 [(−7.2)–(−1.6)]−2.1 [(−5.1)–2.2]0.008
Change in QRS duration−34.13 ± 25.69−19.26 ± 24.810.009

LVEF: left ventricular ejection fraction; LAD: left atrial dimension; LVEDD: left ventricular end-diastolic dimension; MR: mitral regurgitation.