BACKGROUND Cardiac-resynchronization therapy (CRT) benefits patients with left ventricular systolic dysfunction and a wide QRS complex. Most of these patients are candidates for an implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD). We evaluated whether adding CRT to an ICD and optimal medical therapy might reduce mortality and morbidity among such patients. METHODS We randomly assigned patients wi...

Research background: Corporate risk-taking (CRT) is crucial to a business's survival and performance driving force for sustainable development. Environmental, social governance (ESG) practices are critical firm profits when considering economic growth; however, they can also be the cause of financial burdens. It is, therefore, assess relationship between company's ESG its risk-taking. Purpose a...

background: the emergence and spread of chloroquine resistant plasmodium falciparum in the world stimulated some investigators to consider different aspects of chloroquine resistance in human and rodent plasmodia . using animal plasmo­dia , particularly primate and rodent plasmodia can be useful model for human plasmodia studies. in this study we have tried to consider and compare the sequence ...

AIMS There are limited and contradictory data on the effects of CRT with implantable cardioverter defibrillator (CRT-D) on mortality as compared with CRT with pacemaker (CRT-P). METHODS AND RESULTS We evaluated the long-term outcome of patients implanted with a CRT-D or CRT-P device in our high-volume single-centre experience. Data on all-cause mortality were derived from clinic visits and th...

BACKGROUND Benefits of cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) on morbidity and mortality in selected patients are well known. Although the number of upgrade procedures from single- or dual-chamber devices to CRT is increasing, there are only sparse data on the outcomes of upgrade procedures compared with de novo CRT. This study aimed to evaluate clinical response and survival in patients recei...

Cathode Ray Tube (CRT) glass belongs to the group of wastes which are hard be recycled due their toxic metals content. Geopolymers relatively new environmentally friendly materials allow for use different types within matrix. The following paper combines both issues and presents a geopolymer mixture containing discarded CRT as replacement an aggregate. main goal is describe basic mechanical beh...

BACKGROUND Accurate evaluation of diplopia during bedside physical examination is challenging. We developed a new computerized red glass test (CRT) to detect, localize, and quantify diplopia and investigated whether the CRT is useful and feasible. METHODS During the CRT, a white dot randomly appears on a monitor. Because a red glass is applied on the right eye, a patient can see one white dot...

AbstractBackground There is limited evidence on the influence of sex decision to implant a cardiac resynchronization therapy device with pacemaker (CRT-P) or defibrillator (CRT-D) and existence sex-dependent differences in complications that may affect this decision. Methods All patients undergoing de novo CRT implantation (2004-2014) United States National Inp...