ESC 2009: "No question" that CRT-D therapy beats ICDs in mild heart failure
This article was originally published in Clinica
Executive Summary
Cardiac resynchronisation therapy defibrillator (CRT-D) devices are a much better treatment option for mild heart failure patients than implanted cardioverter defibrillators (ICDs), a trial has shown. Furthermore, the data prove that female patients benefited from CRT-D therapy to a significantly greater extent than men.