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Cardiac resynchronization therapy

British Journal of Hospital Medicine, 2013
This article provides an overview of cardiac resynchronization therapy. At the end of the article, the reader should be familiar with the indications, risks and complications of cardiac resynchronization therapy and important areas of debate.
M Thomas, V Cobb
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Cardiac resynchronization therapy

Current Cardiology Reports, 2002
Despite advances in medical therapy for patients with congestive heart failure, morbidity and mortality remain high. Conventional atrioventricular pacing with a short atrioventricular delay was first introduced as a nonpharmacologic treatment for patients with severe heart failure.
Angelo Auricchio, Michael Kloss, Silke I. Trautmann   +2 more
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Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy

Progress in Cardiovascular Diseases, 2006
Left ventricular (LV) dysynchrony, generally defined as the effect of intraventricular conduction defects or bundle branch block to produce nonsynchronous ventricular activation, places the failing heart at a further mechanical disadvantage. The deleterious effects of ventricular dysynchrony include suboptimal ventricular filling, paradoxical septal ...
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Cardiac resynchronization therapy in cardiomyopathies

Journal of Cardiovascular Medicine, 2014
Cardiomyopathies are a heterogeneous group of diseases of the myocardium that represent a major cause of morbidity and mortality due to progressive heart failure or sudden death. Cardiac resynchronization therapy has become an essential therapeutic tool in the treatment of heart failure patients today.
Masarone D, LIMONGELLI, Giuseppe, Ammendola E, Del Giorno G, Colimodio F, D'Andrea A, Pacileo G, Santangelo L, Lambiase P.D.   +8 more
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Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy [PDF]

, 2020
Cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) is one of the most exciting recent advancements and has been revolutionary in the treatment of patients with congestive heart failure (CHF). CRT is a well-accepted therapy for the treatment of symptomatic systolic heart failure in defined patient subgroups.
Amanulla Khaji, Douglas Esberg
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Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy in Women

Cardiac Electrophysiology Clinics, 2015
The benefits of cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) on the outcomes of patients with heart failure are unquestionable. Women are under-represented in all CRT studies. Most of the available data show that CRT produces a greater clinical benefit in women than men. In several studies, women have left bundle branch block more frequently than men. Women
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Indications for Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy

Cardiology Clinics, 2014
Initial studies established patient selection criteria for cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) as left ventricular ejection fraction less than or equal to 35%, QRS greater than or equal to 120 ms, and New York Heart Association 3-4. Based on newer data, post hoc analyses, and meta-analyses, these criteria have been refined and guidelines updated ...
Thomas M. O’Brien, Edward J. Schloss, Eugene S. Chung   +2 more
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On the Underutilization of Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy

Journal of Cardiac Failure, 2014
Cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) is an exciting therapy that can treat patients with systolic heart failure and left ventricular dysfunction who have a wide QRS complex. Indications for its use have been refined and expanded based on recent clinical data and guidelines, yet the rate of new CRT implants in the United States has not changed much ...
Alan J. Bank, Ryan M. Gage, Brian Olshansky   +2 more
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Optimization of Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy

Echocardiography, 2008
Cardiac resynchronization is now an accepted and widespread therapy for patients with left ventricular (LV) systolic dysfunction. However, there are still a significant number of patients that do not appear to gain benefit, and this is currently the focus of a great deal of research.
Amit Bhan, Stamatis Kapetanakis, Mark Monaghan   +2 more
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Future of Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy

Future Cardiology, 2008
Cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) has proven to be a beneficial treatment option in patients with severe drug refractory heart failure in the presence of electromechanical dyssynchrony. More recent trials have demonstrated mortality benefits associated with CRT, and even further reductions when combined with an internal cardiac defibrillator ...
Matthew Ginks, Aldo Rinaldi, Aruna Arujuna   +2 more
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