Open AccessImpacts of ventricular rate regularization pacing at right ventricular apical vs. septal sites on left ventricular function and exercise capacity in patients with permanent atrial fibrillation
Author(s) -
HungFat Tse,
KwongKwok Wong,
ChungWah Siu,
Meiyan Tang,
Vella Tsang,
W.Y. Ho,
ChuPak Lau
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
ep europace
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.119
H-Index - 102
eISSN - 1532-2092
pISSN - 1099-5129
DOI - 10.1093/europace/eup087
Subject(s) - medicine , ejection fraction , cardiology , ventricular pacing , bradycardia , qrs complex , atrial fibrillation , anesthesia , heart rate , heart failure , blood pressure
The deleterious effects of right ventricular apex (RVA) pacing may offset the potential benefit of ventricular rate (VR) regularization during atrial fibrillation (AF). Recent studies suggested that right ventricular septal (RVS) pacing may prevent the potential deleterious effects of RVA pacing and enhance the VR regularization (VRR) with ventricular pacing due to closer proximity of the pacing site to the retrograde atrioventricular conduction.
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