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Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy Using a VDD Lead
Author(s) -
D'IVERNOIS CHRISTOPHE,
PI STÉPHANE,
HERO MARC
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
pacing and clinical electrophysiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.686
H-Index - 101
eISSN - 1540-8159
pISSN - 0147-8389
DOI - 10.1111/j.1540-8159.2005.50206.x
Subject(s) - medicine , cardiac resynchronization therapy , cardiology , heart failure , complication , cardiac function curve , lead (geology) , ejection fraction , geomorphology , geology
In heart failure patients with normal sinus node function, cardiac resynchronization therapy can be achieved with only two leads, one VDD type, and one left ventricular. This reduces the number of venous punctures, implanted leads, and possibly operation and fluoroscopic times and complication rates. We present two cases and discuss the advantages and limits of such a procedure.