Cardiac resynchronization therapy combined with coronary artery bypass grafting in ischaemic heart failure patients: long-term results of the RESCUE study [ADULT CARDIAC]

CONCLUSIONS The results of our study suggest that the procedure of CABG and totally epicardial CRT system implantation is safe and significantly improves the survival of patients with HF and dyssynchrony during long-term follow-up. CLINICAL TRIAL REGISTRATION NCT 00846001 (http://www.clinicaltrials.gov).

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Source: European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery - June 19, 2016 Category: Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery Authors: Romanov, A., Goscinska-Bis, K., Bis, J., Chernyavskiy, A., Prokhorova, D., Syrtseva, Y., Shabanov, V., Alsov, S., Karaskov, A., Deja, M., Krejca, M., Pokushalov, E. Tags: Molecular biology, Myocardial infarction ADULT CARDIAC Source Type: research