Cardiac resynchronization therapy is associated with improvement in clinical outcomes in Indian heart failure patients: Results of a large, long-term observational study

Heart failure (HF) is a common health problem in South Asia, and its incidence and prevalence are projected to rise. Cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) has been shown to improve mortality, reduce hospitalizations, and improve symptoms in selected patients with HF. The South Asian Systolic Heart Failure Registry (SASHFR) was designed to be a large and comprehensive registry of Indian HF patients with the purpose of enhancing the quality of...