Association Between a Prolonged PR Interval and Outcomes of Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy
Friedman DJ, Bao H, Spatz ES, Curtis JP, Daubert JP, Al-Khatib SM. Association Between a Prolonged PR Interval and Outcomes of Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy. Circulation 2016, 134: 1617-1628. PMID: 27760795, PMCID: PMC5418126, DOI: 10.1161/circulationaha.116.022913.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHeart failure hospitalizationFailure hospitalizationPR intervalImplantable cardioverter defibrillatorNational Cardiovascular Data Registry ICD RegistryCardiac resynchronization therapy candidatesIncident heart failure hospitalizationReal-world comparative effectivenessCRT-eligible patientsReceipt of CRTChronic kidney diseaseCardiac resynchronization therapyCRT-D patientsCoronary artery diseaseProlonged PR intervalComparative effectiveness analysisMore comorbiditiesArtery diseaseDiabetes mellitusICD recipientsICD RegistryResynchronization therapyAtrial arrhythmiasKidney diseaseCardioverter defibrillator