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ESC: CERTITUDE casts doubt on defibrillator benefit in CRT


 

AT THE ESC CONGRESS 2015

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CERTITUDE was funded by grants from the French Institute of Health and Medical Research (INSERM) and from the French Cardiology Society. The latter received specific grants from Biotronik, Boston Scientific, Medtronic, Saint Jude Medical, and Sorin in order to perform the study. Dr. Le Heuzey disclosed receiving fees for participation in advisory boards and conferences from AstraZeneca, Bayer, Boehringer-Ingelheim, Bristol Myers Squibb/Pfizer, Correvio, Daiichi-Sankyo, Meda, Sanofi, and Servier.

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