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- noun Shall I send more slowly?
- noun Send more slowly (... wpm)
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Based on several large studies that demonstrated CRT can save lives and prevent hospitalization among heart-failure patients, professional guidelines were developed that recommend its use based in part on a measurement recorded by an electrocardiogram called the QRS duration.
Scrutiny for Heart Devices Ron Winslow 2011
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Based on several large studies that demonstrated CRT can save lives and prevent hospitalization among heart-failure patients, professional guidelines were developed that recommend its use based in part on a measurement recorded by an electrocardiogram called the QRS duration.
Scrutiny for Heart Devices Ron Winslow 2011
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Patients with a QRS duration of 120 milliseconds or longer are considered candidates for the devices.
Scrutiny for Heart Devices Ron Winslow 2011
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But for those with a QRS between 120 and 150—about 38% of the patients analyzed—the therapy had almost no effect.
Scrutiny for Heart Devices Ron Winslow 2011
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When they looked at patients with a QRS of 150 or above, they found a 60% reduction in risk of death and other serious events with the devices.
Scrutiny for Heart Devices Ron Winslow 2011
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"CRT with current devices doesn't help patients with a QRS below 150," Dr. Sipahi said.
Scrutiny for Heart Devices Ron Winslow 2011
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When they looked at patients with a QRS of 150 or above, they found a 60% reduction in risk of death and other serious events with the devices.
Scrutiny for Heart Devices Ron Winslow 2011
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In response to the study, Medtronic disputed the finding that patients with a QRS between 120 and 150 don't benefit from CRT.
Scrutiny for Heart Devices Ron Winslow 2011
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Patients with a QRS duration of 120 milliseconds or longer are considered candidates for the devices.
Scrutiny for Heart Devices Ron Winslow 2011
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But some data and clinician experience have shown that patients with a QRS between 120 and 150 milliseconds typically don't benefit from the devices, said Ilke Sipahi , associate director of Heart Failure and Transplantation at University Hospitals Case Medical Center in Cleveland.
Scrutiny for Heart Devices Ron Winslow 2011
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