Juan M Aranda, Gregory W Woo, Richard S Schofield, Eileen M Handberg, James A Hill, Anne B Curtis, Samuel F Sears, J Sean Goff, Daniel F Pauly, Jamie B Conti
Cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) is an established adjunctive treatment for patients with systolic heart failure (HF) and ventricular dyssynchrony. The majority of recipients respond to CRT with improvements in quality of life, New York Heart Association functional class, 6-min walk test, and ventricular function. Management of HF after CRT may include up-titration of neurohormonal blockade and an exercise prescription through cardiac rehabilitation to further improve and sustain clinical outcomes. Diagnostic data provided by the CRT device may help to facilitate and optimize treatment...
December 20, 2005: Journal of the American College of Cardiology