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Geometrical and electrical parameters were reviewed for their potential to guide cardiac resynchronization therapy implantation and predict response in patients with drug-refractory heart failure.
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What are the geometrical and electrical predictors of response to cardiac resynchronization therapy in patients with drug-refractory heart failure?
What are the geometrical and electrical predictors of response to cardiac resynchronization therapy in patients with drug-refractory heart failure?
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This review highlights the importance of geometrical and electrical parameters during CRT implantation to optimize response rates in heart failure patients.
Several studies have demonstrated the beneficial effect of cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) in patients with drug-refractory heart failure. A variable proportion, up to 30%, of CRT patients do not benefit from treatment. The lack of response to CRT has a variety of potential causes. The implantation process is fundamental to the success of CRT, since little can subsequently be done to improve the CRT response. The authors reviewed all the geometrical and electrical parameters that could guide the CRT implant and predict its response.
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Stabile et al. (2014) conducted a review in Drug-refractory heart failure. Geometrical and electrical parameters was evaluated on Cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) response. Geometrical and electrical parameters were reviewed for their potential to guide cardiac resynchronization therapy implantation and predict response in patients with drug-refractory heart failure.
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