| Cardiac resynchronization therapy for treatment of heart failure in the elderly. | |
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PMID: 17905385 Owner: NLM Status: PubMed-not-MEDLINE |
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Congestive heart failure affects 5 million patients each year and is more common in elderly patients. Cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) or biventricular pacing is the simultaneous pacing of both ventricles, an approach that can improve symptoms and survival in some heart failure (HF) patients. Although no randomized controlled trial has evaluated CRT specifically in elderly patients, many of the patients included in the landmark CRT trials were aged 70 and older. Data suggest that CRT is a safe and efficacious treatment of HF in geriatric patients. |
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Authors:
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Jordana Kron; Jamie B Conti |
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Type: Journal Article |
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Title: Heart failure clinics Volume: 3 ISSN: 1551-7136 ISO Abbreviation: - Publication Date: 2007 Oct |
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Created Date: 2007-10-01 Completed Date: 2007-12-13 Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 101231934 Medline TA: Heart Fail Clin Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 511-8 Citation Subset: - |
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University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32610-0277, USA. |
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Clin Geriatr Med. 2007 Feb;23(1):193-203
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