Heart Failure 3: Implantable cardioverter defibrillators and cardiac resynchronisation therapy.

ELECTRIC countershock; DEFIBRILLATORS; ELECTRONICS in cardiology; HEART failure treatment; HEART diseases; THERAPEUTICS; CARDIOVASCULAR diseases; CORONARY heart disease treatment; EUROPEAN Society of Cardiology

The article discusses the growing popularity of implantable cardioverter defibrillators and cardia resynchronization therapy (CRT) in treating chronic heart failures. It mentions several studies that provide ample evidence indicating that CRT was proven effective in treating chronic heart failure. It also mentions the move of the European Society of Cardiology to publish guidelines that recommend CRT for both patient populations.