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Won Ho Kim* and Jin-Tae Kim
Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul National University College of Medicine, 101 Daehak-ro, Jongno-gu, Seoul 03080, Republic of Korea
*Corresponding author
Abstract
We have enjoyed reading the recently published article by Tokodi et al. 1 We would like to discuss several issues regarding their analyses. Firstly, most of the 12 most important predictors of mortality are not specific to the patients undergoing cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) except QRS morphology and type of atrial fibrillation. Regarding the pre-implant clinical features included in their analysis, their data did not fully include the CRT-specific variables such as AV junction ablation and the use of implantable cardioverter-defibrillator. 2 Furthermore, more detailed cardiac function-related parameters such as diastolic dysfunction and valvular regurgitation were not considered. 3 It is easily predicted that old patients with high body mass index, electrolyte imbalance, and low cardiac and renal function will not survive long regardless of the type of surgical procedure.
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