Role of Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy in addition to optimum medical therapy in Decompensated Heart Failure

Authors

  • Nilufar Fatema Department of Cardiology, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU), Shahbag, Dhaka
  • KMHS Sirajul Haque Department of Cardiology, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU), Shahbag, Dhaka
  • Md Abu Siddique Department of Cardiology, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU), Shahbag, Dhaka
  • Sajal Banerjee Department of Cardiology, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU), Shahbag, Dhaka
  • ATM Iqbal Hasan Department of Cardiology, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU), Shahbag, Dhaka
  • Md Khurshed Ahmed Department of Cardiology, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU), Shahbag, Dhaka
  • Md Ahsraf Uddin Sultan Department of Cardiology, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU), Shahbag, Dhaka
  • Neena Islam Department of Cardiology, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU), Shahbag, Dhaka
  • Jahanara Arju Department of Cardiology, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU), Shahbag, Dhaka
  • Bikash Subedi Department of Cardiology, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU), Shahbag, Dhaka
  • Mohammad Saifullah Patwary Department of Cardiology, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU), Shahbag, Dhaka

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3329/uhj.v5i2.4561

Keywords:

Resynchronization therapy

Abstract

Decompensated heart failure is one of the major causes of morbidity and mortality in worldwide. Some of these patients suffer repeatedly after taking optimum medical therapy (OPT). Cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) has been shown to be an effective therapy for patients with heart failure and dyssynchrony.

DOI: 10.3329/uhj.v5i2.4561

University Heart Journal Vol.5(2) July 2009 pp.79-83

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Fatema, N., Haque, K. S., Siddique, M. A., Banerjee, S., Hasan, A. I., Ahmed, M. K., Sultan, M. A. U., Islam, N., Arju, J., Subedi, B., & Patwary, M. S. (2010). Role of Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy in addition to optimum medical therapy in Decompensated Heart Failure. University Heart Journal, 5(2), 79–83. https://doi.org/10.3329/uhj.v5i2.4561

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Vol. 5 No. 2 (2009)

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Review Articles

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