Biventricular Pacing for Atrioventricular Block and Systolic Dysfunction

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Authors

Anne B. Curtis · Buffalo General Medical Center

Seth J. Worley · Lancaster General Hospital

Philip B. Adamson · Oklahoma Heart Hospital

Eugene Chung · Christ Hospital

Imran Khan Niazi · Aurora St. Luke's Medical Center

Lou Sherfesee · Medtronic (United States)

Timothy Shinn

Abstract

Biventricular pacing was superior to conventional right ventricular pacing in patients with atrioventricular block and left ventricular systolic dysfunction with NYHA class I, II, or III heart failure. (Funded by Medtronic; BLOCK HF ClinicalTrials.gov number, NCT00267098.).

Topics & Keywords

Cardiac pacing and defibrillation studies Cardiac Arrhythmias and Treatments Cardiomyopathy and Myosin Studies

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: New England Journal of Medicine

Volume 368, Issue 17, pp. 1585-1593

DOI: 10.1056/nejmoa1210356

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