Abstract
Cardiac resynchronization improved quality of life, functional status, and exercise capacity in patients with moderate to severe HF, a wide QRS interval, and life-threatening arrhythmias. These improvements occurred in the context of underlying appropriate medical management without proarrhythmia or compromised ICD function.
Keywords
MedicineCardiac resynchronization therapyCardiologyInternal medicineHeart failureEjection fractionDefibrillationCardioversionQRS complexImplantable cardioverter-defibrillatorSinus rhythmRandomized controlled trialQuality of life (healthcare)Atrial fibrillation
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- 2003
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- 289
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- 20
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- 2685-94
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James B. Young
(2003).
Combined cardiac resynchronization and implantable cardioversion defibrillation in advanced chronic heart failure: the MIRACLE ICD Trial..
PubMed
, 289
(20)
, 2685-94.
https://doi.org/10.1001/jama.289.20.2685
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- DOI
- 10.1001/jama.289.20.2685