The first cardiac resynchonization therapy (CRT) device was applied in China in 1999. To date, more than 4000 heart failure patients were treated with CRT or CRT + ICD. It is believed that a considerable population of Chinese patients with refractory heart failure will benefit from it. One ...
All patients underwent cardiac catheterization for exclusion of coronary artery disease and CMR imaging on 1.5 or 3 Tesla. sST2 plasma concentration was determined using ELISA. Results: Mean plasma concentration of sST2 in the whole patient cohort was 45.8 ± 26.4 ng/mL (IQR 27.5 ng/mL). In...