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  • Title: A futuristic perspective on clinical studies of cardiac resynchronization therapy for heart failure patients.
    Author: Tang AS, Ellenbogen KA.
    Journal: Curr Opin Cardiol; 2006 Mar; 21(2):78-82. PubMed ID: 16470139.
    Abstract:
    PURPOSE OF REVIEW: Heart failure is a major public health problem. Many heart failure patients have electrical and mechanical ventricular dyssynchrony, which are risk factors for death in heart failure patients. RECENT FINDINGS: Cardiac resynchronization therapy, by stimulating both ventricles, is a strategy to improve ventricular dyssynchrony. SUMMARY: This paper describes the historic development of this therapy; reviews the results of completed clinical cardiac resynchronization therapy studies, and discusses ongoing and future studies.
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