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cardiac resynchronization therapy
noun[ U ]
(UK usuallycardiac resynchronisation therapy)uk /ˌkɑː.di.æk riː.sɪŋ.krə.naɪˈzeɪ.ʃən ˌθer.ə.pi/ us /ˌkɑːr.di.æk riː.sɪŋ.krə.nəˈzeɪ.ʃən ˌθer.ə.pi/(abbreviationCRT)
medical specialized
a treatment for heart failure using a pacemaker(= a device put into someone's chest to help the heart beat regularly): 心脏再同步化治疗
Cardiac resynchronisation therapy can be used when a patient's heart failure is caused by a time delay between the beating of the heart's two lower chambers.
This type of treatment is called cardiac resynchronization therapy or CRT.
Cardiac resynchronisation therapy shows major benefit in reducing mortality in people with heart failure.
The 77-year-old was the first person in his town to receive the cardiac resynchronization therapy device - a newly developed pacemaker to regulate his heart rhythm.
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