Open AccessPacemaker‐Mediated Programmable Hypertension Control Therapy
Author(s) -
Neuzil Petr,
Merkely Béla,
Erglis Andrejs,
Marinskis Germanas,
Groot Joris R.,
Schmidinger Herwig,
Rodriguez Venegas Manuel,
Voskuil Michiel,
Sturmberger Thomas,
Petru Jan,
Jongejan Niels,
Aichinger Josef,
Kamzola Ginta,
Aidietis Audrius,
Gellér Laszlo,
Mraz Tomas,
Osztheimer Istvan,
Mika Yuval,
Evans Steven,
Burkhoff Daniel,
Kuck KarlHeinz
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
journal of the american heart association
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.494
H-Index - 85
ISSN - 2047-9980
DOI - 10.1161/jaha.117.006974
Subject(s) - medicine , ambulatory blood pressure , blood pressure , adverse effect , ambulatory , cardiology
Many patients requiring a pacemaker have persistent hypertension with systolic blood pressures above recommended levels. We evaluated a pacemaker-based Programmable Hypertension Control (PHC) therapy that uses a sequence of variably timed shorter and longer atrioventricular intervals.