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CRT-D confers improved outcomes for nonspecific intraventricular conduction delay

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Cardiac resynchronization therapy defibrillator implantation conferred improved outcomes vs. implantable ...
Medscape

The "Long and Short" of Predicting CRT Response by QRS Duration

February 4, 2004 — Is it time to redefine the role of QRS duration as a predictor of response to cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT)? According to 2 recent studies published in the Journal of the ...
Medscape

Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy: A Promising Therapy for Congestive Heart Failure Patients With Intraventricular Conduction Defects

There are 4.8 million patients with congestive heart failure (CHF) in the United States as of 2002, with an additional 400,000-700,000 new cases presenting each year. CHF remains the most frequent ...
Monthly Prescribing Reference

Antihypertensives and Incident Conduction System Disease: What’s the Link?

Incident intraventricular conduction delay(IVCD)—but not bundle branch block (BBB)—was significantly reduced by losartan-based treatment. WASHINGTON, DC—At the ...
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More heart failure patients may benefit from CRT defibrillator

Certain groups of heart failure patients may see improved heart function with cardiac resynchronization therapy with defibrillator (CRT-D) if traditional implantable cardioverter defibrillator ...