RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
A1 Vinall, Maria
T1 Selected Updates in Heart Failure
JF MD Conference Express
YR 2011
FD SAGE Publications
VO 11
IS 3
SP 28
OP 29
DO 10.1177/155989771103018
UL http://mdc.sagepub.com/content/11/3/28.abstract
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].