Current Technology to Maximize Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy Benefit for Patients With Symptomatic Heart Failure.
The incidence of heart failure (HF) continues to increase, affecting millions of people in the United States each year. Cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) has been used and studied for patients with symptomatic HF for more than 20 years. The purpose of this article is to review technologies and developments to help maximize CRT for patients with symptomatic HF. Although most interventions to optimize CRT are physician directed, nurses also have an important role in the care and education of patients with symptomatic HF and can affect clinical outcomes. Therefore, nurses' understanding of CRT and measures to maximize this life-saving therapy is critical in HF management.
Mary Eng Huntsinger is Cardiac Electrophysiology Nurse Practitioner, Keck Hospital of USC, 1510 San Pablo Blvd, Suite 322, Los Angeles, CA 90033 (mary.huntsinger@med.usc.edu). Roselou Rabara is Heart Failure Nurse Practitioner, Keck Hospital of USC, Los Angeles, California. Irene Peralta is Registered Nurse, Keck Hospital of USC, Los Angeles, California. Rahul N. Doshi is Director of Electrophysiology, University of Southern California Keck School of Medicine, Los Angeles.
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D058406:Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy / Q000451:nursing*; D064648:Critical Care Nursing; D019468:Disease Management; D004452:Echocardiography; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000451:nursing / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D014481:United States