Durability of the survival effect of cardiac resynchronization therapy by level of left ventricular functional improvement: fate of "nonresponders".

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Abstract

Although improvement in left ventricular (LV) function has been shown to portend superior short-term outcomes in patients with heart failure undergoing cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT), the durability of this effect at 5 years has not been established.

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Journal ID (iso-abbrev): Heart Rhythm

Title: Heart rhythm

Publisher: Elsevier BV

ISSN (Electronic): 1556-3871

ISSN (Print): 1547-5271

Publication date (Electronic): Mar 2014

Volume: 11

Issue: 3

Affiliations

[1 ] Division of Cardiology, The Johns Hopkins Hospital, Cleveland, Ohio. Electronic address: jrickar5@jhmi.edu.

[2 ] Division of Cardiology, The Johns Hopkins Hospital, Cleveland, Ohio.

[3 ] Heart and Vascular Institute Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio.

Article

Publisher Item ID: S1547-5271(13)01382-9

DOI: 10.1016/j.hrthm.2013.11.025

PubMed ID: 24291412

SO-VID: 2d0dcf6d-6095-4cfa-a29a-91d9e857ca89

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Keywords: Long-term outcomes,Cardiac resynchronization therapy,Remodeling

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Keywords: Long-term outcomes, Cardiac resynchronization therapy, Remodeling

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