UI heart researchers are evaluating new methods for placing implantable cardiac resynchronization (CRT) devices in heart failure patients. CRT devices, such as biventricular pacemakers, use electrical stimulation to synchronize and strengthen the heart beat and improving the flow of blood from the heart.

These devices also function as defibrillators, capable of sending an electrical shock to the heart to stop dangerously rapid rhythms.

For more information, please call UI Heart and Vascular Center, 319-356-4346.

• Electrophysiology Laboratory