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2012 ACCF/AHA/HRS Focused Update of the 2008 Guidelines for Device-Based Therapy of Cardiac Rhythm Abnormalities

Revised recommendations for cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT)
New terminology: Guideline-directed medical therapy (GDMT)
Technologic advances in device follow-up.

Read the full article in Circulation
Circulation. 2012: published online before print September 10, 2012, 10.1161/CIR.0b013e3182618569.

Supporting Materials Commentary: Major Guideline Changes for CRT in the 2012 ACCF/AHA/HRS Focused Update by Richard L. Page, MD Commentary: Implications for Patient and Healthcare Provider Discussion by Sue Wingate, RN, PhD, CRNP Top 10 Things To Know Slide Set	Other Resources AHA Statements and Guideline Library AHA Learning Library AHA Heart Disease & Stroke Statistics Home My American Heart for Professionals You're the Cure AHA Science News Home
Related Statements and Guidelines Pacemaker Topic Collection Circulation: Arrhythmia and Electrophysiology Latency of ECG Displays of Hospital Telemetry Systems Circulation. 2012: published online before print August 27, 2012, 10.1161/CIR.0b013e31826ae459.

Posted by Stacy AHA Science on Sep 10, 2012 3:27 PM US/Central

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