Long-term cardiovascular outcomes among immigrants and non-immigrants in cardiac resynchronization therapy: a nationwide study.

Johanna Krøll Søren Lund Kristensen Camilla H B Jespersen Berit Thornvig Philbert Michael VintherNiels RisumJens Brock Johansen Jens Cosedis Nielsen Sam RiahiJens HaarboEmil Loldrup Fosboel Christian Torp-Pedersen Lars Valeur Køber Jacob Tfelt Hansen Peter E Weeke

Published in: Europace : European pacing, arrhythmias, and cardiac electrophysiology : journal of the working groups on cardiac pacing, arrhythmias, and cardiac cellular electrophysiology of the European Society of Cardiology (2023)

No overall differences in efficacy of CRT in improving outcomes between immigrants and non-immigrants were identified. Although numbers were low, a higher mortality rate among immigrants of Middle Eastern origin was identified compared with non-immigrants.

Keyphrases

heart failure
cardiac resynchronization therapy
atrial fibrillation
metabolic syndrome
risk factors
south africa