For CRT patients, the average in-hospital mortality is 0.3% and the 30 day mortality is 0.7%. Reynolds et al.  showed a 1.1% in-hospital mortality in 30,984 Medicare patients undergoing CRT. This disparity in the in-hospital mortality rates can be explained by the strict inclusion criteria of the trials, where the selected patients are healthier than the unselected patients in clinical practice.
What are the possible complications associated with cardiac resynchronization therapy?
<s>[INST] Answer the question truthfully, you are a medical professional. This is the question: What are the possible complications associated with cardiac resynchronization therapy? [/INST] \n For CRT patients, the average in-hospital mortality is 0.3% and the 30 day mortality is 0.7%. Reynolds et al.  showed a 1.1% in-hospital mortality in 30,984 Medicare patients undergoing CRT. This disparity in the in-hospital mortality rates can be explained by the strict inclusion criteria of the trials, where the selected patients are healthier than the unselected patients in clinical practice.</s>