Survival of patients undergoing cardiac resynchronization therapy with or without defibrillator: the RESET-CRT project

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Authors

Moritz Hadwiger · University of Lübeck

Nikolaos Dagres · Leipzig Heart Institute

Janina Haug · Institute of Clinical Cancer Research

Michael S. Wolf · Institute of Clinical Cancer Research

Ursula Marschall · BARMER GEK

Jan Tijssen · Leipzig Heart Institute

Alexander Katalinic ·

Abstract

In a large health claims database of CRT implantations performed in a contemporary setting, CRT-P treatment was not associated with inferior survival compared with CRT-D. Age differences accounted for the greatest part of the survival difference that was observed in the initial unadjusted analysis.

Topics & Keywords

Cardiac pacing and defibrillation studies Heart Failure Treatment and Management Cardiac Arrhythmias and Treatments

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: European Heart Journal

Volume 43, Issue 27, pp. 2591-2599

DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehac053

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