Anesthesia & Clinical Research
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Pramila Giri

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• Review Article
  Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy-Anesthetic Considerations
  Author(s): Pramila Giri and Raghavendra Kulkarni Pramila Giri and Raghavendra Kulkarni
  
  Chronic heart failure is the leading cause of hospital admissions among the elderly population. In spite of the optimal treatment, the risk of morbidity and mortality remains high in these patients. Cardiac resynchronization in the past few decades has revolutionized the management of heart failure and has shown to reduce the symptoms in a subgroup of patients with severe systolic dysfunction associated with ventricular dyssynchrony. In this article, we described the procedure, the associated risks and highlighting the anesthetic implications in these critically ill patients. .. View More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2155-6148.1000643

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