title: [Device therapy in chronic heart failure].
abstract: Besides optimal drug therapy, cardiac resynchronisation therapy offers a further therapy option for selected patients. Additional ICD implantation should be evaluated as well to prevent sudden cardiac death.
authors.affiliation: Kardiologie, Universitätsspital Basel. bschaer@uhbs.ch
authors.forename: Beat A
authors.initials: BA
authors.lastname: Schaer
authors.forename: Christian
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Sticherling
mesh_terms: D002303:Cardiac Output, Low / Q000209:etiology / Q000401:mortality / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy; D058406:Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D016757:Death, Sudden, Cardiac / Q000517:prevention & control; D017147:Defibrillators, Implantable; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000209:etiology / Q000401:mortality / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D013318:Stroke Volume / Q000502:physiology; D015996:Survival Rate