Chia Pow-Li, Foo David
Department of Cardiology, Tan Tock Seng Hospital, Singapore.
Singapore Med J. 2016 Jul;57(7):354-9. doi: 10.11622/smedj.2016117.
Clinical trials have established the benefits of implantable cardioverter defibrillators (ICDs) and cardiac resynchronisation therapy (CRT) in the treatment of heart failure patients. As adjuncts to guideline-directed medical therapy, ICDs confer mortality benefits from sudden cardiac arrest, while CRT reduces mortality, hospitalisation rates and improves functional capacity. This review discusses the use of ICDs and CRT devices in heart failure management, outlining the evidence supporting their use, indications and contraindications.
临床试验已证实植入式心脏复律除颤器(ICD)和心脏再同步治疗(CRT)在治疗心力衰竭患者方面的益处。作为指南指导药物治疗的辅助手段,ICD可降低心脏骤停导致的死亡率,而CRT可降低死亡率、住院率并改善功能能力。本综述讨论了ICD和CRT设备在心力衰竭管理中的应用,概述了支持其使用的证据、适应证和禁忌证。