Right Ventricular Outflow Versus Apical Pacing in Pacemaker Patients with Congestive Heart Failure and Atrial Fibrillation

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Authors

Bruce S. Stambler · Case Western Reserve University

Kenneth A. Ellenbogen · Virginia Commonwealth University Medical Center

Xiaozheng Zhang · St. Jude Medical Center

Thomas R. Porter · University of Nebraska at Omaha

Feng Xie · University of Nebraska at Omaha

Rajesh Malik · Smith Clinic

Roy S. Small

Abstract

In patients with CHF, LV dysfunction, and chronic AF, RVOT and dual-site RV pacing shorten QRS duration but after 3 months do not consistently improve QOL or other clinical outcomes compared with RVA pacing.

Topics & Keywords

Cardiac pacing and defibrillation studies Cardiac Arrhythmias and Treatments Heart Failure Treatment and Management

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology

Volume 14, Issue 11, pp. 1180-1186

DOI: 10.1046/j.1540-8167.2003.03216.x

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