Optimizing Hemodynamics in Heart Failure Patients by Systematic Screening of Left Ventricular Pacing Sites. The Lateral Left Ventricular Wall and the Coronary Sinus Are Rarely the Best Sites

Journal of the American College of Cardiology

Volumn 55, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 566-575

  Derval, Nicolas ^a   Steendijk, Paul ^b   Gula, Lorne J ^c   Deplagne, Antoine ^a   Laborderie, Julien ^a   Sacher, Frederic ^a   Knecht, Sebastien ^a   Wright, Matthew ^a   Nault, Isabelle ^a   Ploux, Sylvain ^a   Ritter, Philippe ^a   Bordachar, Pierre ^a   Lafitte, Stephane ^a   Réant, Patricia ^a   Klein, George J ^c   Narayan, Sanjiv M ^d   Garrigue, Stephane ^a   Hocini, Mélèze ^a   Haissaguerre, Michel ^a   Clementy, Jacques ^a   Jaïs, Pierre ^a   more..

^a HAUT LÉVÊQUE HOSPITAL   (France)

^b LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

heart failure; hemodynamic; pacing; resynchronization

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATRIOVENTRICULAR CONDUCTION; CARDIAC RESYNCHRONIZATION THERAPY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONGESTIVE CARDIOMYOPATHY; CORONARY SINUS; ENDOCARDIUM; FEMALE; HEART CATHETER; HEART FAILURE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE ENDSYSTOLIC PRESSURE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE PRESSURE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE WALL; HEART MUSCLE CONDUCTION DISTURBANCE; HEART PACING; HEART VENTRICLE PACING; HEART VENTRICLE SEPTUM; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMAN; INTRAVENTRICULAR DYSSYNCHRONY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSE PRESSURE; SCREENING; TISSUE DOPPLER IMAGING;

AGED; CARDIAC PACING, ARTIFICIAL; CORONARY SINUS; FEMALE; HEART FAILURE; HEART VENTRICLES; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PACEMAKER, ARTIFICIAL;

EID: 75249096843     PISSN: 07351097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2009.08.045     Document Type: Article

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