September 20, 2006Annual Review of Medicine
Cardiac Resynchronization Treatment of Heart Failure
Why the study?
Does Cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) improve outcomes in patients with moderate to severe heart failure on optimal medical therapy?
Population
Patients with moderate to severe heart failure on optimal medical therapy
Design
Review
Authors
Discussion
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Implication
May support CRT consideration in advanced HF; leaves open additive benefit atop contemporary GDMT.
Structured PICO
Does Cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) improve outcomes in patients with moderate to severe heart failure on optimal medical therapy?
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Population
Patients with moderate to severe heart failure on optimal medical therapy
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Intervention
Cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT)
This review summarizes landmark trials demonstrating that CRT improves functional capacity, promotes reverse remodeling, and provides a survival benefit in patients with advanced heart failure.
Cite This Study
Hasan et al. (2006) studied this question.