PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Vinall, Maria
ED  - Cleland, John
TI  - Selected Updates in Heart Failure
DP  - 2011 Jun 01
TA  - MD Conference Express
PG  - 28--29
VI  - 11
IP  - 3
4099  - http://mdc.sagepub.com/content/11/3/28.short
4100  - http://mdc.sagepub.com/content/11/3/28.full
AB  - Until the recent Rythmol Atrial Fibrillation [RAFT] Trial, it was unclear whether cardiac resynchronization therapy was beneficial in patients with mild to moderate congestive heart failure (HF). The cumulative evidence to date indicates that the addition of CRT to optimal medical or defibrillator therapy significantly reduces mortality among patients with HF [Wells G et al. CMAJ 2011].