Cardiac-Resynchronization Therapy with or without an Implantable Defibrillator in Advanced Chronic Heart Failure

R. Bristow, Michael; A. Saxon, Leslie; Boehmer, John; K. Krueger, Steven; A. Kass, David; De Marco, Teresa; E. Carson, Peter; A. DiCarlo, Lorenzo; L. DeMets, David; G. White, Bill; W. DeVries, Dale; M. Feldman, Arthur

doi:10.1056/nejmoa032423

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Cardiac-Resynchronization Therapy with or without an Implantable Defibrillator in Advanced Chronic Heart Failure

Published in New England Journal of Medicine • May 19, 2004

Authors:

Michael R. Bristow

Leslie A. Saxon

John Boehmer

Abstract

BACKGROUND: We tested the hypothesis that prophylactic cardiac-resynchronization therapy in the form of biventricular stimulation with a pacemaker with or without a defibrillator would reduce the risk of death and hospitalization among patients with advanced chronic heart failure and intraventricula...

Subject

Medicine

Cardiac resynchronization therapy

Heart failure

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