Cardiac resynchronization therapy for heart failure

Cardiac resynchronization therapy offers a new therapeutic approach for treating patients with ventricular dyssynchrony and moderate-to-severe heart failure. Clinical trials have demonstrated that it is safe and effective, with patients achieving significant improvement in both clinical symptoms as well as multiple measures of functional status and exercise capacity. Moreover, cardiac resynchronization therapy has reduced measures of morbidity and mortality in several studies. Thus, cardiac resynchronization therapy should be routinely offered to eligible patients experiencing heart failure.