Clinic Application Of Device-based Therapy In Chronic Heart Failure

Chronic heart failure is still with high morbidity and mortality. Thetreatment of heart failure is always difficult and complex. As thedevelopment of heart failure mechanism and treatment, device-basedtherapy has been a very important measurement of chronic heart failure.Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy has been proven of decreasingmortality and hospitalization rate and has been applied all over the world.Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator also can improve survival outcomeand has used to prevent sudden cardiac death of heart failure patients forprimary and secondary prevention. This article mainly talks about themechanism, indication, follow-up, congenital heart disease, limitations orunsolved problems of cardiac resynchronization therapy and implantablecardioverter defibrillator applied in clinic for years.