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Podcast: The Lead Podcast presented by Heart Rhythm Society
Episode: The Lead Podcast - Episode 65
Description: Deepthy Varghese, MSN, ACNP, FNP, Northside Hospital is joined by James O'Hara, PhD, PA, Virginia Heart, and Shunmuga Sundaram Ponnusamy, MBBS, MD, CEPS-A, Velammal Medical College Hospital, and Research Institute to discuss a study that evaluated the impact of QRS morphology on the risk of life-threatening ventricular arrhythmias in heart failure patients treated with cardiac resynchronization therapy with a defibrillator (CRT-D). The analysis included 2,862 patients from five major ICD trials, focusing on those with a QRS duration of ≥130 ms. Patients were categorized into those receiving ICD-only or CRT-D. Key findings: Among patients with left bundle branch block (LBBB), those wi...