Cardiac Resynchronization and Defibrillator Therapy (CRT-D) or CRT Alone (CRT-P) in patients with dilated cardiomyopathy and heart failure without late gadolinium enhancement (LGE) cardiac magnetic resonance imaging (CMRI) high-risk markers - CRT-REALITY study - Study design and rationale

Background. Primary preventive implantation of implantable defibrillator (ICD) is according to current guidelines indicated in patients with heart failure NYHA (New York Heart Association) class II/III and LVEF <35%. Thanks to advances in heart failure pharmacotherapy, a decrease in mortality...

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Main Authors: Milos Taborsky, Tomas Skala, Renata Aiglova, Marian Fedorco, Josef Kautzner, Tomas Jandik, Vlastimil Vancura, Ales Linhart, Martin Valek, Miloslav Novak, Petr Kala, Rostislav Polasek, Tomas Roubicek, Alexandr Schee, Gerhard Hindricks, Nikolaos Dagres, Robert Hatala, Jiri Jarkovsky
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Palacký University Olomouc, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry 2022-05-01
Series:Biomedical Papers
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Online Access:https://biomed.papers.upol.cz/artkey/bio-202202-0008_cardiac-resynchronization-and-defibrillator-therapy-crt-d-or-crt-alone-crt-p-in-patients-with-dilated-cardi.php