Long-Term Study Demonstrates Benefits Of Medtronic’s AdaptivCRT
This article was originally published in The Gray Sheet
Executive Summary
Complete results of the Adaptive CRT study released at the Heart Failure Society of America conference confirm that Medtronic’s AdaptivCRT cardiac resynchronization therapy reduces heart failure hospitalizations compared to regular echo-guided biventricular pacing.
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