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Current Utility of Exercise ECG Testing
Most current guidelines recommend exercise electrocardiographic (ECG) testing for suspected coronary artery disease (CAD) in patients who can exercise and have a normal resting ECG. -
Long-Term Benefits of Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy in Patients with Left Bundle Branch Block
The Multicenter Automatic Defibrillator Implantation Trial with Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy (MADIT-CRT) showed that implantation of a cardiac-resynchronization therapy with a defibrillator (CRT-D) in patients with left bundle-branch block (LBBB), Class I or II congestive heart failure (CHF), and an ejection fraction < 30% was associated with a significant reduction in heart-failure events over 2.4 years.