September 3, 2013Open Access
Cardiac-Resynchronization Therapy in Heart Failure with a Narrow QRS Complex
Structured PICO
Does Cardiac-Resynchronization Therapy reduce the rate of death or hospitalization for heart failure in patients with systolic heart failure and a QRS duration of less than 130 msec?
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Population
Patients with systolic heart failure and a QRS duration of less than 130 msec
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Intervention
Cardiac-Resynchronization Therapy (CRT)
O
Outcome
Rate of death or hospitalization for heart failurecomposite
In patients with systolic heart failure and a narrow QRS complex (<130 msec), CRT does not improve clinical outcomes and may increase mortality, indicating it should be avoided in this population.
Abstract
In patients with systolic heart failure and a QRS duration of less than 130 msec, CRT does not reduce the rate of death or hospitalization for heart failure and may increase mortality. (Funded by Biotronik and GE Healthcare; EchoCRT ClinicalTrials.gov number, NCT00683696.).
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Authors
Frank Ruschitzka
Heart Failure & Transplant
William T. Abraham
Heart Failure & Transplant
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G. André Ng
Boston University
Journals
New England Journal of Medicine
ENLIGHTEN (Jurnal Bimbingan dan Konseling Islam)
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Institutions
Harvard University
Massachusetts General Hospital
University of Glasgow
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