LONG-TERM OUTCOME WITH CARDIAC-RESYNCHRONIZATION THERAPY IN UNITED STATES AND EUROPEAN PATIENTS: MADIT-CRT

Background: Early intervention with cardiac resynchronization therapy with defibrillator (CRT-D) in mild heart failure (HF) patients with a left bundle branch block (LBBB) ECG pattern was associated with a significant reduction in death and HF in the long-term MADIT-CRT trial.

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Published in:Journal of the American College of Cardiology 2015-03, Vol.65 (10), p.A908-A908
Main Authors: Biton, Yitschak, Kutyifa, Valentina, Klein, Helmut, Solomon, Scott, McNitt, Scott, Polonsky, Slava, Moss, Arthur, Goldenberg, Ilan
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Cardiology
Cardiovascular
Drug therapy
Heart attacks
Heart failure
Internal Medicine
Mortality
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Summary:Background: Early intervention with cardiac resynchronization therapy with defibrillator (CRT-D) in mild heart failure (HF) patients with a left bundle branch block (LBBB) ECG pattern was associated with a significant reduction in death and HF in the long-term MADIT-CRT trial.
ISSN:0735-1097
1558-3597
DOI:10.1016/S0735-1097(15)60908-1