Open Access. Powered by Scholars. Published by Universities.®
Articles 1 - 1 of 1
Full-Text Articles in Medicine and Health Sciences
Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy In Continuous Flow Left Ventricular Assist Device Recipients: A Systematic Review And Meta-Analysis From Electram Investigators, Kuldeep Shah, Vallabh Karpe, Mohit Turagam, Mahek Shah, Andrea Natale, Rakesh Gopinathannair, Dhanunjaya Lakkireddy, Jalaj Garg
Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy In Continuous Flow Left Ventricular Assist Device Recipients: A Systematic Review And Meta-Analysis From Electram Investigators, Kuldeep Shah, Vallabh Karpe, Mohit Turagam, Mahek Shah, Andrea Natale, Rakesh Gopinathannair, Dhanunjaya Lakkireddy, Jalaj Garg
Division of Cardiology Faculty Papers
Introduction: Whether cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) continues to augment left ventricular remodeling in patients with the continuous-flow left ventricular assist device (cf-LVAD) remains unclear. Methods: We performed a systematic review and meta-analysis of all clinical studies examining the role of continued CRT in end-stage heart failure patients with cf-LVAD reporting all-cause mortality, ventricular arrhythmias, and ICD shocks. Mantel-Haenszel risk ratio (RR) random-effects model was used to summarize data. Results: Eight studies (7 retrospective and 1 randomized) with a total of 1,208 unique patients met inclusion criteria. There was no difference in all-cause mortality (RR 1.08, 95% CI 0.86-1.35, p = …