Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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2933162 | International Journal of Cardiology | 2010 | 4 Pages |
Abstract
The use of a biventricular pacing system for patients with complete right-bundle branch block (CRBBB) is still controversial. Although cardiac resynchronization therapy-defibrillator (CRT-D) was implanted in a heart failure patient with CRBBB, dyssynchrony worsened and stroke volume decreased, and this patient was re-admitted due to exacerbated heart failure. Therefore, evaluation of dyssynchrony and cardiac function after implantation of a biventricular pacing system may be needed in patients with atypical indications for CRT.
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Authors
Masaki Tanabe, Kaoru Dohi, Katsuya Onishi, Tomoyuki Nakata, Yuichi Sato, Hiroshi Nakajima, Takeshi Takamura, Masatoshi Miyahara, Mashio Nakamura, Kan Takeda, Masaaki Ito,