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However, patients with non-left bundle branch block (LBBB) show a poor response to CRT. This study evaluated myocardial work estimated by pressure\u2013strain loops on echocardiography for predicting response to CRT in patients with non-LBBB.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods and results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Of 267 patients who underwent CRT implantation, 54 patients with non-LBBB (mean age, 62 \u00b1 12 years, 72% males, and 24% with ischemic cardiomyopathy) were retrospectively included. Two-dimensional speckle-tracking echocardiography was performed before and at 6-month follow-up in all patients. Myocardial work was estimated by pressure\u2013strain loop analysis using speckle-tracking echocardiography and non-invasive blood pressure measurement. CRT response was defined as a \u226515% decrease in left ventricular end-systolic volume on echocardiography at the 6-month follow-up. The mean left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) before implantation was 27% \u00b1 8% in total. Six months after implantation, 18 patients (33%) responded to CRT. The absolute LVEF improvement for responders and non-responders were 5.5% \u00b1 6.9% and 1.3% \u00b1 7.5%, respectively (P = 0.021). Baseline global work index (GWI), which is the average myocardial work based on the pressure\u2013strain loop, was significantly higher in the responder group than in the non-responder group (590 \u00b1 271 vs. 409 \u00b1 216 mmHg%; P = 0.010). Multivariable analysis showed GWI to be an independent predictor of CRT response (odds ratio, 1.109; 95% confidence interval [CI], 1.013\u20131.213; P = 0.024). Receiver operating characteristic curve analysis determined the cut-off value of GWI for response as 456 mmHg% (AUC 0.700, 95% CI 0.553\u20130.840; P = 0.019). During the median 37-month follow-up, all-cause death occurred in 21 patients (39%). On multivariable analysis, GWI \u2264 456 mmHg% was independently associated with an increased risk of all-cause mortality (hazard ratio, 2.882; 95% CI, 1.157\u20137.176; P = 0.023).<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>High GWI assessed by speckle-tracking echocardiography and a non-invasively estimated LV pressure curve was independently associated with a favourable response to CRT and improved outcomes in patients with non-LBBB. The use of this non-invasive approach for quantifying myocardial variability and residual contractility can be beneficial for assessing CRT candidates and allow for more accurate patient stratification. 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