TY  - BOOK
AU  - Lam, Phillip H
TI  - Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy in Older Adults with Heart Failure. [Review]
SN  - 1551-7136
PY  - 2017///
KW  - *Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy/mt [Methods]
KW  - *Heart Failure/th [Therapy]
KW  - Age Factors
KW  - Aged
KW  - Humans
KW  - Middle Aged
KW  - MedStar Heart & Vascular Institute
KW  - Journal Article
KW  - Review
N2  - Copyright (c) 2017 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved; Heart failure is a disease of poor prognosis marked by frequent hospitalizations, premature death, and impaired quality of life. Despite advances in medical therapy for patients with heart failure and reduced ejection fraction, mortality and hospitalizations with advanced disease are still increased and the quality of life continues to be poor in this population. The advent of cardiac resynchronization therapy has led to a significant improvement in both survival and symptom management in patients with heart failure and reduced ejection fraction. Its beneficial effects in the elderly population, however, are not well-defined
UR  - https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.hfc.2017.02.011
ER  -