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Cardiac resynchronization therapy utilization for heart failure: findings from IMPROVE HF.

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Curtis, AB; Yancy, CW; Albert, NM; Stough, WG; Gheorghiade, M; Heywood, JT; McBride, ML; Mehra, MR; Oconnor, CM; Reynolds, D; Walsh, MN; Fonarow, GC
Published in: Am Heart J
December 2009

BACKGROUND: Cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) has established efficacy for patients with systolic heart failure (HF). Treatment rates and factors associated with CRT utilization among eligible patients in outpatient cardiology practices have not been well studied. METHODS: IMPROVE HF is a prospective cohort study designed to characterize current management of patients with chronic HF and left ventricular ejection fraction

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Am Heart J

DOI

EISSN

1097-6744

Publication Date

December 2009

Volume

158

Issue

6

Start / End Page

956 / 964

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Prospective Studies
  • Male
  • Humans
  • Heart Failure
  • Female
  • Cardiovascular System & Hematology
  • Cardiac Pacing, Artificial
  • Aged
  • 3201 Cardiovascular medicine and haematology
  • 1117 Public Health and Health Services
 

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Curtis, A. B., Yancy, C. W., Albert, N. M., Stough, W. G., Gheorghiade, M., Heywood, J. T., … Fonarow, G. C. (2009). Cardiac resynchronization therapy utilization for heart failure: findings from IMPROVE HF. Am Heart J, 158(6), 956–964. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ahj.2009.10.011
Curtis, Anne B., Clyde W. Yancy, Nancy M. Albert, Wendy Gattis Stough, Mihai Gheorghiade, J Thomas Heywood, Mark L. McBride, et al. “Cardiac resynchronization therapy utilization for heart failure: findings from IMPROVE HF.Am Heart J 158, no. 6 (December 2009): 956–64. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ahj.2009.10.011.
Curtis AB, Yancy CW, Albert NM, Stough WG, Gheorghiade M, Heywood JT, et al. Cardiac resynchronization therapy utilization for heart failure: findings from IMPROVE HF. Am Heart J. 2009 Dec;158(6):956–64.
Curtis, Anne B., et al. “Cardiac resynchronization therapy utilization for heart failure: findings from IMPROVE HF.Am Heart J, vol. 158, no. 6, Dec. 2009, pp. 956–64. Pubmed, doi:10.1016/j.ahj.2009.10.011.
Curtis AB, Yancy CW, Albert NM, Stough WG, Gheorghiade M, Heywood JT, McBride ML, Mehra MR, Oconnor CM, Reynolds D, Walsh MN, Fonarow GC. Cardiac resynchronization therapy utilization for heart failure: findings from IMPROVE HF. Am Heart J. 2009 Dec;158(6):956–964.
Journal cover image

Published In

Am Heart J

DOI

EISSN

1097-6744

Publication Date

December 2009

Volume

158

Issue

6

Start / End Page

956 / 964

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Prospective Studies
  • Male
  • Humans
  • Heart Failure
  • Female
  • Cardiovascular System & Hematology
  • Cardiac Pacing, Artificial
  • Aged
  • 3201 Cardiovascular medicine and haematology
  • 1117 Public Health and Health Services