TY - JOUR
T1 - A new device therapy for heart failure treatment - Cardiac resynchronization therapy
AU - Yu, Chih Chieh
AU - Lin, Jiunn Lee
AU - Lai, Ling Ping
PY - 2008/4/1
Y1 - 2008/4/1
N2 - Congestive heart failure is a major burden in modern society. Cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) improves cardiac function by allowing the ventricle to contract in a synchronized mode. By breaking the vicious cycle of heart failure, CRT reverses cardiac remodeling and therefore increases heart contractility. Not only does CRT improve the symptoms of heart failure, but it also prolongs the survival of heart failure patients, as shown in clinical trials. All physicians, including primary care physicians, should know this new therapeutic option and be familiar with the related issues.
AB - Congestive heart failure is a major burden in modern society. Cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) improves cardiac function by allowing the ventricle to contract in a synchronized mode. By breaking the vicious cycle of heart failure, CRT reverses cardiac remodeling and therefore increases heart contractility. Not only does CRT improve the symptoms of heart failure, but it also prolongs the survival of heart failure patients, as shown in clinical trials. All physicians, including primary care physicians, should know this new therapeutic option and be familiar with the related issues.
KW - Cardiac resynchronization therapy
KW - Heart failure
KW - Pacemaker
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M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:44249111222
SN - 1016-7390
VL - 19
SP - 103
EP - 114
JO - Journal of Internal Medicine of Taiwan
JF - Journal of Internal Medicine of Taiwan
IS - 2
ER -