Unscheduled Emergency Visits after Cardiac Devices Implantation: Comparison between Cardioverter Defibrillators and Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy Devices in less than one year of Follow Up.

Stefan Warpechowski NetoLaura Lessa Gaudie LeyEduardo Dytz AlmeidaMarco Aurélio Lumertz SaffiLuiza Zwan DutraAntonio Lessa Gaudie LeyRoberto Tofani Sant'AnnaGustavo Glotz de LimaRenato Abdala Karam KalilTiago Luiz Luz Leiria

Published in: Arquivos brasileiros de cardiologia (2019)

Patients after CRT implantation show a higher probability of mortality after surgery at a follow-up of less than 1 year. The rate of unscheduled hospital visits, related or not to the implant, does not differ between the groups.

Keyphrases

cardiac resynchronization therapy
left ventricular
heart failure
end stage renal disease
healthcare
newly diagnosed
ejection fraction
chronic kidney disease
prognostic factors
peritoneal dialysis
cardiovascular events
risk factors
cardiovascular disease
patient reported outcomes
soft tissue
patient reported