Heart failure (HF) is a common condition with high morbidity and mortality rates. In spite of
many advancements and new available treatment opportunities during the last decades the …

Background Although response to cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) has been
conventionally assessed with left ventricular volume reduction, ventricular arrhythmias …

Aims Mortality after cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) is difficult to predict. We sought
to design and validate a simple prognostic score for patients implanted with CRT, based on …

Background: Mortality and morbidity in patients with cardiac resynchronisation therapy
(CRT) remain very high. Prognostic evaluation of CRT candidates might be useful for the …

Objectives. Up to 50% of patients qualified for cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) have
documented atrial fibrillation (AF) prior to CRT-implantation. This finding is associated with …

Cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) for selected heart failure (HF) patients improves
symptoms and reduces morbidity and mortality; however, the prognosis of HF is still poor …

Aims: Cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) is increasingly used in congestive heart
failure (CHF) patients (with cardiac dyssynchrony). In addition to delivering therapy, CRT …

Background Almost 1/3 of heart failure patients fail to respond to cardiac resynchronization
therapy (CRT). A simple clinical score to predict who these patients are at the moment of …

Since the implementation of cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) the prognosis of
patients with severe heart failure has been improved owing to a reduction in morbidity and …

Background Cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) reduces morbidity and mortality in
heart failure patients with reduced left ventricular function and intraventricular conduction …