The cost of non-response to cardiac resynchronization therapy: characterizing heart failure events following cardiac resynchronization therapy.
Niraj VarmaAngelo AuricchioAllison T ConnollyJohn BoehmerMarwan BahuMaria Rosa CostanzoFabio LeonelliAngelo AuricchioJagmeet SinghYelena NabutovskyMichael GoldPublished 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 (2021)
Healthcare expenditures associated with contemporary CRT non-response management are among the highest for any HF patient group. This illustrates an unmet need for interventions to improve HF outcomes and reduce costs among some CRT recipients.