The benefits of defibrillator in heart failure patients with cardiac resynchronization therapy: A meta-analysis.

Yu-Xiang LongYue HuDi-Yu CuiShuang HuZeng-Zhang Liu

Published in: Pacing and clinical electrophysiology : PACE (2021)

After adjusted the differences in clinical characteristics, additional ICD therapy was associated with a reduced all-cause mortality in patients receiving CRT. However, our work suggested that additional ICD may not be applied to elderly (≥75 years) or patients with NICM.

Keyphrases

cardiac resynchronization therapy
heart failure
left ventricular
middle aged
atrial fibrillation
acute heart failure
community dwelling
stem cells
bone marrow
mesenchymal stem cells
replacement therapy