Published in Elder Law Weekly, April 27th, 2005
In a study from Germany, cardiologists monitored reverse LV remodeling and LV function "during the first 6 months" of CRT "in 34 patients (mean age=55.3±13.6 years, 28 men)" with DCM, "left bundle branch block, in stable New York Heart Association class III, and on fixed drug regimen who underwent implantation of CRT systems with or without cardioverter defibrillator back-up."
"QRS-complex duration was reduced from 169.69±19.6 ms (SD) to 144.1±23.4 ms during CRT," R.C. Funck...
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Source: Elder Law Weekly (2005-04-27)
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