Cardiac resynchronization therapy in heart failure patients: an update.
Journal Article (Journal Article;Review)
Heart failure continues to be a major public health problem with high morbidity and mortality rates, despite the advances in medical treatment. Advanced heart failure patients have severe persistent symptoms and a poor quality of life. Cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT), an invasive therapy which involves synchronized pacing of both right and left ventricles, improves ventricular conduction delay and left ventricular performance. Several clinical trials of CRT in medically refractory heart failure patients with wide QRS (> 120 ms), left ventricular ejection fraction
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Duke Authors
Cited Authors
- Jeevanantham, V; Daubert, JP; Zareba, W
Published Date
- 2009
Published In
Volume / Issue
- 16 / 3
Start / End Page
- 197 - 209
PubMed ID
- 19437393
Electronic International Standard Serial Number (EISSN)
- 1898-018X
Language
- eng
Conference Location
- Poland