Heart Failure
Data on heart failure reported by E.S. Chung and co-researchers
Published in Telemedicine Business Week, July 9th, 2008
According to recent research published in the journal Circulation, "Data from single-center studies suggest that echocardiographic parameters of mechanical dyssynchrony may improve patient selection for cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT). In a prospective, multicenter setting, the Predictors of Response to CRT (PROSPECT) study tested the performance of these parameters to predict CRT response."
"Fifty-three centers in Europe, Hong Kong, and the United States enrolled 498 patients with standard CRT indications (New York Heart Association class III or IV heart failure, left ventricular ejection fraction <= 35%, QRS >= 130 ms, stable medical regimen)....
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