… cardiac causes remains a leading cause of death among patients with congestive heart failure
(… Treatment with amiodarone or an implantable cardioverter–defibrillator (ICD) has been …

… directly affect the myocardium and increase cardiac dysfunction. Most patients with heart
failure have a history of myocardial infarction (MI) as the aetiology of their heart failure. Post-MI …

… CRT significantly improves cardiac structure and function … treated patients with mildly
symptomatic NYHA class II heart failure… study demonstrating that heart failure patients with …

… Chronic heart failure (HF) remains a large medical and epidemiological problem.1 …
cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) and the biventricular pacemaker, generally referred to as cardiac …

… 3% in 3.6 years, respectively, 5 most likely due to more severe heart failure and general
condition. However, mortality rates were much lower than in the conventional ICD population of …

… bradycardia, or complete heart block; it cannot provide protection against other causes of …
patients with heart failure change with age. Younger patients may be more prone to ventricular …

… and adult survivors of congenital heart disease (CHD) 1 and a … patients with cardiomyopathy
and primary electrical disease. The experience with implantable cardioverter defibrillators (…

… Cardiac resynchronization improved quality of life, functional status, and exercise capacity in
patients with moderate to severe HF, … who have chronic heart failure (HF) also have cardiac …

… Mechanisms of death in the CABG Patch trial: a randomized trial of implantable cardiac
defibrillator prophylaxis in patients at high risk of death after coronary artery bypass graft surgery. …

… In addition to treating ventricular tachyarrhythmias, new defibrillators provide full featured
dual chamber pacing, and could treat atrial arrhythmias, and congestive heart failure by means …