Considering Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy (CRT) for Heart Failure?

Are you experiencing shortness of breath, fatigue, or swelling in your legs due to heart failure? This video offers hope!

In this video, Dr. Mitch Tan, a cardiac electrophysiology fellow at the Texas Heart Institute, explains cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) and how it can improve the lives of people with heart failure.

Dr. Tan uses an easy-to-understand analogy to explain CRT:

Imagine you and a partner are in a three-legged race. To move efficiently and win the race, you both need to coordinate your movements. Similarly, the walls of the heart need to work together to pump blood effectively. CRT helps restore this coordination in patients with heart failure.

00:00 Introduction & Patient Questions
00:25 How The Heart Works
00:52 Left Bundle Branch Block (LBBB)
01:30 CRT Explained
02:25 Device Placement
02:53 Benefits of CRT