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VCU Pauley Heart Center Researcher Leads Clinical Trial Examining How to Improve Response to CRT
Results presented at AHA Scientific Sessions 2010
Standard cardiac resynchronization therapy in which a special device tunes the heart's rhythm works as well as more costly and time-consuming methods used to regulate the time interval between the squeezing of the heart's upper and lower chambers, according to a study led by a Virginia Commonwealth University Pauley Heart Center researcher.
Results of the multicenter study were presented this morning at the American Heart Association's Scientific Sessions 2010.
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