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==Indications== | ==Indications== | ||
The ACC / AHA guidelines indicate that CRT is recommended for those patients with all of the following: | The ACC / AHA guidelines indicate that CRT is recommended for those patients with all of the following: <ref name="pmid18483207">{{cite journal |author=Epstein AE, DiMarco JP, Ellenbogen KA, Estes NA, Freedman RA, Gettes LS, Gillinov AM, Gregoratos G, Hammill SC, Hayes DL, Hlatky MA, Newby LK, Page RL, Schoenfeld MH, Silka MJ, Stevenson LW, Sweeney MO, Smith SC, Jacobs AK, Adams CD, Anderson JL, Buller CE, Creager MA, Ettinger SM, Faxon DP, Halperin JL, Hiratzka LF, Hunt SA, Krumholz HM, Kushner FG, Lytle BW, Nishimura RA, Ornato JP, Page RL, Riegel B, Tarkington LG, Yancy CW |title=ACC/AHA/HRS 2008 Guidelines for Device-Based Therapy of Cardiac Rhythm Abnormalities: a report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on Practice Guidelines (Writing Committee to Revise the ACC/AHA/NASPE 2002 Guideline Update for Implantation of Cardiac Pacemakers and Antiarrhythmia Devices): developed in collaboration with the American Association for Thoracic Surgery and Society of Thoracic Surgeons |journal=[[Circulation]] |volume=117 |issue=21 |pages=e350–408 |year=2008 |month=May |pmid=18483207 |doi=10.1161/CIRCUALTIONAHA.108.189742 |url=http://circ.ahajournals.org/cgi/pmidlookup?view=long&pmid=18483207 |issn= |accessdate=2011-01-15}}</ref> | ||
* An [[LVEF]] ≤35 percent | * An [[LVEF]] ≤35 percent | ||
* A [[QRS]] duration ≥120 msec | * A [[QRS]] duration ≥120 msec | ||
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Revision as of 17:14, 15 January 2011
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]
Indications
The ACC / AHA guidelines indicate that CRT is recommended for those patients with all of the following: [1]
- An LVEF ≤35 percent
- A QRS duration ≥120 msec
- NYHA functional class III or ambulatory class IV symptoms with optimal medical therapy
References
- ↑ Epstein AE, DiMarco JP, Ellenbogen KA, Estes NA, Freedman RA, Gettes LS, Gillinov AM, Gregoratos G, Hammill SC, Hayes DL, Hlatky MA, Newby LK, Page RL, Schoenfeld MH, Silka MJ, Stevenson LW, Sweeney MO, Smith SC, Jacobs AK, Adams CD, Anderson JL, Buller CE, Creager MA, Ettinger SM, Faxon DP, Halperin JL, Hiratzka LF, Hunt SA, Krumholz HM, Kushner FG, Lytle BW, Nishimura RA, Ornato JP, Page RL, Riegel B, Tarkington LG, Yancy CW (2008). "ACC/AHA/HRS 2008 Guidelines for Device-Based Therapy of Cardiac Rhythm Abnormalities: a report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on Practice Guidelines (Writing Committee to Revise the ACC/AHA/NASPE 2002 Guideline Update for Implantation of Cardiac Pacemakers and Antiarrhythmia Devices): developed in collaboration with the American Association for Thoracic Surgery and Society of Thoracic Surgeons". Circulation. 117 (21): e350–408. doi:10.1161/CIRCUALTIONAHA.108.189742. PMID 18483207. Retrieved 2011-01-15. Unknown parameter
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