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Review
. 2017 Jul;13(3):581-587.
doi: 10.1016/j.hfc.2017.02.011.

Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy in Older Adults with Heart Failure

Phillip H Lam  1 , George E Taffet  2 , Ali Ahmed  3 , Steve Singh  4
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Review

Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy in Older Adults with Heart Failure

Phillip H Lam et al. Heart Fail Clin. 2017 Jul.

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    [No authors listed] [No authors listed] Heart Fail Clin. 2017 Oct;13(4):xi. doi: 10.1016/j.hfc.2017.08.003. Heart Fail Clin. 2017. PMID: 28865785 No abstract available.

Abstract

Heart failure is a disease of poor prognosis marked by frequent hospitalizations, premature death, and impaired quality of life. Despite advances in medical therapy for patients with heart failure and reduced ejection fraction, mortality and hospitalizations with advanced disease are still increased and the quality of life continues to be poor in this population. The advent of cardiac resynchronization therapy has led to a significant improvement in both survival and symptom management in patients with heart failure and reduced ejection fraction. Its beneficial effects in the elderly population, however, are not well-defined.

Keywords: Cardiac resynchronization therapy; Heart failure; Mortality; Older adults.

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