Interv Akut Kardiol. 2012;11(1):22-27

Indications for cardiac resynchronization therapy: recent large trials and analyses of specific subgroups of patients

Kamil Sedláček, Josef Kautzner

Klinika kardiologie IKEM, Praha

Cardiac resynchronization therapy has become an integral part of the therapy spectrum in patients with advanced heart failure. Guidelines

for cardiac resynchronization therapy issued by the Czech Society of Cardiology in 2008 were based on the preceding version of

European guidelines for the treatment of heart failure and cardiac resynchronization therapy. European guidelines have been updated

in 2010 after results of major randomized trials in patients with mild heart failure became available. In this article we compare individual

versions of the guidelines and discuss indications for cardiac resynchronization therapy in specific subgroups, such as patients with

permanent atrial fibrillation, narrow QRS, or elderly population with significant comorbidities.

Keywords: cardiac resynchronization therapy, heart failure, guidelines

Published: January 28, 2012  Show citation