A handbook for the clinical cardiologist about CRT/ICD. A practical guide about how to survive during an on call shift.

作者信息

Lucà Fabiana, Biscottini Emilia, Cipolletta Laura, Marini Marco, Caretta Giorgio, Lavorgna Alberto, Vagnarelli Fabio, Di Fusco Stefania A, Procaccini Vincenza, Riva Letizia, Vianello Gabriele, De Maria Renata, Giardina Achille, Gulizia Michele M

机构信息

Unit of Cardiac Intensive Therapy and Interventional Cardiology, "Bianchi Melacrino Morelli" Hospital, Reggio Calabria, Italy -

Area Giovani ANMCO, Florence, Italy -

出版信息

Minerva Cardioangiol. 2018 Oct;66(5):631-645. doi: 10.23736/S0026-4725.17.04476-0. Epub 2017 Aug 31.

Cardiac resynchronization therapies (CRTs) have been demonstrated to improve the clinical management and prognosis of selected patients with heart failure. CRT devices include both CRT pacemakers (CRT-P) and CRT defibrillators (CRT-D), with the latter being used to treat life-threatening ventricular arrhythmias. A significant advantage of CRTs is the ability to monitor several vital parameters which, thanks to advanced technology, may be remotely assessed. Personalized programming options allow patients to receive the maximum benefit from these treatments. In this review we report the main diagnostic and therapeutic algorithms used in clinical practice.