24th April 2024

You are assessing a 62-year-old patient at the heart failure clinic who reports breathlessness at rest.

You are assessing a 62-year-old patient at the heart failure clinic who reports breathlessness at rest. He is taking sacubitril/valsartan 97/103 mg BD, bumetanide 1 mg BD, spironolactone 25mg OD, bisoprolol 7.5mg OD and empagliflozin 10 mg OD. You request an ECG in the clinic and discuss with your consultant whether he would be a candidate for cardiac resynchronisation therapy. Which of the following criteria would indicate suitability for cardiac resynchronisation therapy according to NICE guidelines? 

Select the SINGLE most appropriate option from the list below. Select ONE option only.