Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy With or Without Defibrillation in Patients With Nonischemic Cardiomyopathy: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Circ Arrhythm Electrophysiol. 2021 Jun;14(6):e008991. doi: 10.1161/CIRCEP.120.008991. Epub 2021 May 17.

¹ Heart and Vascular Institute Cleveland Clinic, OH (D.P., A.K., K.T., B.W., D.N., E.D., K.G.T., D.J.C., N.V., B.L.W., J.W.R.).
² Duke Clinical Research Institute, Duke University Medical System, Durham, NC (E.B.-M., S.M.A.-K.).
³ Department of Health Research Methods, Evidence and Impact, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada (R.L.M.).
⁴ The Heart and Vascular Institute, Department of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, PA (S.F.S.).

Abstract

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Keywords: cardiac resynchronization therapy; defibrillator; heart failure; hospitalization; mortality.