Cardiac resynchronization therapy for CHF

The rewards and risks of biventricular pacing

Sanjeev Wasson Dr Wasson is an advanced fellow in the division of cardiac electrophysiology, department of cardiovascular medicine, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, Ohio.Correspondence[email protected]

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Donald J. Voelker Dr Voelker is associate professor of medicine, St. Louis University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri; associate chief of the cardiovascular program, Medical Center of South Arkansas, El Dorado; and director, Heart and Vascular Institute of South Arkansas, El Dorado.

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Pitt Vesom Dr Vesom is a cardiologist, Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center, Poplar Bluff, Missouri.

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William R. Wilson Jr Dr Wilson is director of cardiovascular surgery, Medical Center of South Arkansas.

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Hanumanth K. Reddy Dr Reddy is clinical professor of medicine, St. Louis University School of Medicine, and associate chief of the cardiovascular program, Medical Center of South Arkansas.

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Despite the latest drug treatment strategies, the prognosis remains poor in patients with congestive heart failure (CHF). Only a small minority of these patients qualify for and receive mechanical heart devices, heart transplantation, or both. Furthermore, patients who do receive these therapies experience impaired quality of life and have high rates of morbidity and mortality. In this article, the authors discuss the role of cardiac resynchronization therapy in symptom relief and improved prognosis in patients with moderate or advanced CHF.

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