Reduced long-term overall mortality in heart failure patients with prolonged QRS treated with CRT combined with ICD vs. heart failure patients with narrow QRS treated with ICD only

Conclusion
In HF patients treated with ICD, the subgroup of patients with prolonged QRS who receive CRT-D displays better long-term survival than narrow QRS ICD recipients, owing to their reduced HF mortality.

Source: Europace - August 30, 2016 Category: Cardiology Authors: Palmisano, P., Accogli, M., Pisano, E. C. L., Zaccaria, M., De Blasi, S., Ponzetta, M. A., Valsecchi, S., Milanese, G., Lauretti, M., Magliari, F. Tags: Sudden death and ICDs Source Type: research