Comparison of effectiveness of cardiac resynchronization therapy in patients with versus without diabetes mellitus.
The effect of long-term cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) was evaluated in 32 patients with heart failure (HF) and diabetes mellitus (DM) compared with 65 patients with HF and no DM. Clinical parameters were obtained before and after 6 months of CRT. Long-term follow-up was performed <2 years after implantation.
Department of Cardiology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands.
Philippine
P
Kiès
Jeroen J
JJ
Bax
Sander G
SG
Molhoek
Gabe B
GB
Bleeker
Eric
E
Boersma
Paul
P
Steendijk
Ernst E
EE
van der Wall
Martin J
MJ
Schalij
D000368:Aged; D001145:Arrhythmias, Cardiac / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy*; D003920:Diabetes Mellitus; D005260:Female; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000150:complications / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010138:Pacemaker, Artificial; D016896:Treatment Outcome