Author/Editor		Geršak, Borut; Brecelj, Aleš; Šoštarič, Maja; Ružič-Medvešček, Nadja; Zupan, Igor
Title		Zdravljenje kroničnega srčnega popuščanja z resinhronizacijskim spodbujevalnikom
Translated title		Treatment of chronic heart failure by the use of resynchronization therapy
Type		članek
Source		Zdrav Vestn
Vol. and No.		Letnik 74, št. Suppl 1
Publication year		2005
Volume		str. I-41-3
Language		slo
Abstract		Chronic heart fuilure due to systolic dysfunction has been treated pharmacologically by the extensitve use of ACE inhibitors, beta blockers, spyronolactone and digoksin improving morbidity, mortality and the quality of life as well as decreasing hospitalisation rate in the last decade. However, despite all the endeavors to optimize pharmacological treatment the mortality of the described syndrom remains unreasonably high and many patients sufferly expressed symptoms that considerably affect their quality of life. Thus, novel treatment modalities are being sought continuously and their is one, namely cardiac resynchronisation therapy which has gained increasing interst in the last couple of years.
Summary		V zadnjem desetletju zdravimo kronično srčno popuščanje (KSP) zaradi sistolične disfunkcije razmeroma uspešno z zaviralci ACE, beta blokatorji, spironolaktonom in digoksinom. S temi zdravili smo izboljšali kakovost življenja, zmanjšali zbolevnost in hospitalizacije in pomembno zmanjšali umrljivost. Ker ostaja kljub optimalnemu zdravljenju smrtnost tega sindroma še vedno velika, številni bolniki pa so kljub zdravljenju hudo simptomatski, iščejo nove načine zdravljenja, med katere sodi tudi zdravljenje z resinhronizacijskim spodbujevalnikom (CRT).
Descriptors		HEART FAILURE, CONGESTIVE DEFIBRILLATORS, IMPLANTABLE