Withdrawn as duplicate: Optimized Implementation of cardiac resynchronization therapy - a call for action for referral and optimization of care A joint position statement from the Heart Failure Association (HFA), European Heart Rhythm Association (EHRA), and European Association of Cardiovascular Imaging (EACVI) of the European Society of Cardiology (Retraction of Vol 23, Pg 1324, 2021)

Wilfried Mullens*, Angelo Auricchio, Pieter Martens, Klaus Witte, Martin R. Cowie, Victoria Delgado, Kenneth Dickstein, Cecilia Linde, Kevin Vernooy, Francisco Leyva, Johann Bauersachs, Carsten W. Israel, Lars Lund, Erwan Donal, Giuseppe Boriani, Tiny Jaarsma, Antonio Berruezo, Vassil Traykov, Zaheer Yousef, Zbigniew KalarusJens Cosedis Nielsen, Jan Steffel, Panos Vardas, Andrew Coats, Petar Seferovic, Thor Edvardsen, Hein Heidbuchel, Frank Ruschitzka, Christophe Leclercq

*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

Cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) is one of the most effective therapies for heart failure with reduced ejection fraction and leads to improved quality of life, reductions in heart failure hospitalization rates and reduces all-cause mortality. Nevertheless, up to two-thirds of eligible patients are not referred for CRT. Furthermore, post implantation follow-up is often fragmented and suboptimal, hampering the potential maximal treatment effect. This joint position statement from three ESC Associations, HFA, EHRA and EACVI focuses on optimized implementation of CRT. We offer theoretical and practical strategies to achieve more comprehensive CRT referral and post-procedural care by focusing on four actionable domains; (I) overcoming CRT under-utilization, (II) better understanding of pre-implant characteristics, (III) abandoning the term 'non-response' and replacing this by the concept of disease modification, and (IV) implementing a dedicated post-implant CRT care pathway.
Original languageEnglish
Article numbereuab035
Number of pages1
JournalEP Europace
Volume25
Issue number6
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 5 Feb 2021

Keywords

  • Cardiac resynchronization therapy
  • Response
  • Heart failure
  • Implementation
  • Utilization
  • Care pathways
  • Disease Modification
  • Disease management
  • Outcome

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