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Cardiac resynchronization therapy and its potential proarrhythmic effect.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  17823906     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) has become an established adjunctive treatment to optimal pharmacologic therapy in patients with advanced chronic heart failure (CHF), diminished left ventricular (LV) function and intraventricular conduction delay. Although CRT has been shown to improve ventricular hemodynamics, quality of life and exercise capacity, there is some evidence that it may rarely potentiate ventricular arrhythmias. As CRT is considered for an expanded population of CHF patients, and left-sided pacing is considered as an option for pacemaker-indicated patients (potentially without defibrillator backup), the effect of these pacing modalities on the incidence of ventricular tachyarrhythmia must be systematically studied and mechanistically understood. Strategies to prospectively predict the proarrhythmic potential of LV epicardial pacing need to be developed, and therapy accordingly individualized. This review attempts to summarize the current information on proarrhythmia in resynchronization therapy.
Authors:
Indranill Basu Ray; Lahn Fendelander; Jagmeet P Singh
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Review    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Clinical cardiology     Volume:  30     ISSN:  0160-9289     ISO Abbreviation:  Clin Cardiol     Publication Date:  2007 Oct 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2007-10-17     Completed Date:  2008-01-17     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  7903272     Medline TA:  Clin Cardiol     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  498-502     Citation Subset:  IM    
Copyright Information:
Copyright (c) 2007 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
Affiliation:
Harvard Thorndike Electrophysiology Institute, Department of Medicine, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Guidant Corporation, St. Paul, Minnesota, USA.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Cardiac Pacing, Artificial / adverse effects*,  mortality
Death, Sudden, Cardiac / prevention & control
Defibrillators, Implantable
Heart Failure / therapy*
Humans
Risk Factors
Tachycardia, Ventricular / etiology*,  mortality
Ventricular Dysfunction, Left / therapy*

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