Impact of cardiac resynchronisation therapy on burden of hospitalisations and survival: a retrospective observational study in the Northern Region of New Zealand.

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Impact of cardiac resynchronisation therapy on burden of hospitalisations and survival: a retrospective observational study in the Northern Region of New Zealand.

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OBJECTIVE:Cardiac resynchronisation therapy (CRT) devices have been shown to improve heart failure (HF) symptoms, survival and improve quality of life (QoL). We evaluated the overall impact of CRT on recurrent hospitalisations and survival in real-world patients with HF. DESIGN:Retrospective observational study. SETTING:Northern region of New Zealand. PARTICIPANTS:Patients with HF who underwent CRT device implantation in between 2008 and 2014 were followed up for 1 year. INTERVENTIONS:CRT

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2019-05-27

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Looi, Khang-Li / Lever, Nigel / Gavin, Andrew / Doughty, Robert

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http://hdl.handle.net/2292/48326

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Humans / Treatment Outcome / Hospitalization / Patient Readmission / Survival Analysis / Retrospective Studies / Aged / Middle Aged / Patient Acceptance of Health Care / New Zealand / Female / Male / Heart Failure / Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy

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