The prognosis of implantable defibrillator patients treated with cardiac resynchronization therapy : comorbidity burden as predictor of mortality

Jordaens, Luc

doi:10.1093/europace/euq328

The prognosis of implantable defibrillator patients treated with cardiac resynchronization therapy : comorbidity burden as predictor of mortality

Date Issued

2011-01-01

Author(s)

Theuns, Dominic A M J

Schaer, Beat A

Soliman, Osama I I

Altmann, David

Sticherling, Christian

Geleijnse, Marcel L

Osswald, Stefan

Jordaens, Luc

DOI

10.1093/europace/euq328

Abstract

Comorbidity, such as myocardial infarction, diabetes, and renal failure, plays a pivotal role in the prognosis of a patient with arrhythmias. However, data on the prognostic impact of comorbiditiy in heart failure patients with cardiac resynchronization therapy and defibrillation (CRT-D) are scarce. The purpose of this study was to determine the impact of comorbidity on survival in CRT-D patients.