title: [Indication for CRT].
abstract: Since the first studies on cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT), the evidence for the benefit of this electrical therapy in heart failure has continuously grown. Thus, CRT has been firmly implemented in current therapy guidelines for heart failure. However, there are distinct differences between the different guidelines published. In addition, indications for CRT are still evolving in certain patient groups. This article aims to give an overview of the current guidelines for CRT and also discusses some of the differences between the different guidelines. It also provides an outlook for potential candidates for CRT in the future where current guidelines do not yet define a clear indication for implantation of such a device.
authors.affiliation: Klinik für Kardiologie und Internistische Intensivmedizin, Städtische Kliniken Bielefeld, Teutoburger Str. 50, 33604 Bielefeld, Deutschland. christoph.stellbrink@klinikumbielefeld.de
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Schlösser
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Stellbrink
mesh_terms: D058406:Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy / Q000592:standards*; D002309:Cardiology / Q000592:standards*; D005858:Germany; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000150:complications* / Q000517:prevention & control*; D006801:Humans; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D018487:Ventricular Dysfunction, Left / Q000209:etiology* / Q000517:prevention & control*