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Based on the fact that CARE-HF showed CRT alone reduces mortality, is there value in using combined CRT-D devices?

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Based on the fact that CARE-HF showed CRT alone reduces mortality, is there value in using combined CRT-D devices?

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Yes, despite CRT one third of deaths that occurred in CARE-HF were sudden. Adding a back-up defibrillator (CRT-D device) would have prevented many of these sudden deaths.

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