Abstract:BackgroundCardiac resynchronisation therapy (CRT) is an adjunct to medical therapy in managing severe heart failure (HF) patients. Despite advances in CRT, valvular heart disease (VHD) is currently a specific exclusion criterion and response to therapy in this setting remains unclear. This study aims to determine the effectiveness of CRT in HF patients undergoing valvular operation simultaneously.MethodsBetween 2010 and 2016, 15 HF patients who underwent CRT in conjunction with valvular surgery were studied. R… Show more
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