Open AccessCardiac Resynchronization Therapy: The MGH Experience
Author(s) -
Singh Jagmeet P.,
Ruskin Jeremy N.
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
annals of noninvasive electrocardiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.494
H-Index - 48
eISSN - 1542-474X
pISSN - 1082-720X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1542-474x.2005.00075.x
Subject(s) - medicine , cardiac resynchronization therapy , heart failure , intensive care medicine , refractory (planetary science) , cardiology , medline , ejection fraction , physics , astrobiology , political science , law
Cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) has gained acceptance as a useful form of device therapy for patients with refractory congestive heart failure. Despite recent technical advances, a significant number of patients continue to remain unresponsive to this form of therapy. This article provides an overview of CRT, highlights several unresolved issues and describes ongoing research efforts to address some of these important questions.