August 31, 2009European Heart JournalOpen Access

The European cardiac resynchronization therapy survey

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2,438 consecutive patients successfully implanted with a CRT device with or without an ICD between November…

Design

Cross-sectional

Follow-up

at discharge (median hospitalization 3 days)

Authors

KDKenneth DicksteinHeart Failure & Transplant NBNigussie BogaleHaukeland University Hospital SPS PrioriFondazione Salvatore Maugeri

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Implication

Real-world CRT targets advanced HF with acute QRS narrowing; extends trial data but leaves outcome validation open.

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Population

2,438 consecutive patients successfully implanted with a CRT device with or without an ICD between November 2008 and June 2009 across 140 centres from 13 European countries. Median age 70 years, 78% NYHA class III-IV.

Intervention

Cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) implantation (with or without ICD)

Outcome

Current European practice associated with CRT implantations (patient demographics, selection criteria, procedural routines, and status at discharge)

The European CRT survey provides real-world benchmarking data demonstrating that CRT is primarily implanted in patients with severe heart failure and wide QRS, achieving significant QRS reduction at discharge with complication rates comparable to randomized trials.

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Dickstein et al. (2009) studied this question.

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Heart failure HFrEF treatment Heart failure hospitalization Women and heart disease

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The European cardiac resynchronization therapy survey

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