CRT-D Therapy in Patients with Decompensated NYHA Class-Four CHF

Background. ACC-HRS Guidelines for Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy ICD implantation (CRT-D) do not include patients with advanced nonambulatory NYHA class-four CHF due to an expectation of limited survival. There is little data available from these large multicenter randomized studies to support o...

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Main Authors: Faisal Zaeem, Dalia Giedriemiene, Craig Coleman, Eric Crespo, Joseph Radojevic, Steven Zweibel, Jeffrey Kluger, Christopher A. Clyne
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2012-01-01
Series:Cardiology Research and Practice
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/319205