Response to Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy Across Chronic Kidney Disease Stages

Introduction Limited data are available concerning the effect of severe chronic kidney disease (CKD) on the response to cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) because these patients are commonly excluded from trials. Therefore, we aimed to assess the effect of CRT on renal function, reverse remodeling and outcome across all stages of CKD in a large patient population of recipients of CRT. Methods We retrospectively evaluated 798 consecutive...