Evaluation of left ventricular based pacing in patients with congestive heart failure and atrial fibrillation

• Published in: Am J Cardiol Vol. 83; no. 7; pp. 1138 - 1140
• Main Authors: Etienne, Yves, Mansourati, Jacques, Gilard, Martine, Valls-Bertault, Valérie, Boschat, Jacques, Benditt, David G, Lurie, Keith G, Blanc, Jean-Jacques
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: New York, NY Elsevier Inc 01.04.1999; Elsevier BV; Elsevier; Elsevier Limited
• Subjects: Aged; Atrial Fibrillation; Atrial Fibrillation - complications; Atrial Fibrillation - physiopathology; Atrial Fibrillation - therapy; Biological and medical sciences; Cardiac arrhythmia; Cardiac Pacing, Artificial; Cardiac Pacing, Artificial - methods; Cardiology; Diseases of the cardiovascular system; Evaluation Studies as Topic; Female; Heart Failure; Heart Failure - complications; Hemodynamics; Humans; Male; Medical sciences; Prospective Studies; Radiotherapy. Instrumental treatment. Physiotherapy. Reeducation. Rehabilitation, orthophony, crenotherapy. Diet therapy and various other treatments (general aspects); Ventricular Function, Left; Human; Heart failure; Arrhythmia; Atrial fibrillation; Instrumentation therapy; Cardiovascular disease; Exploration; Excitability disorder; Left ventricle; Instrumental stimulation; Concomitant disease; Treatment; Heart disease; Hemodynamics
• ISSN: 0002-9149; 1879-1913
• DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9149(99)00031-4

Acute hemodynamic data of left ventricular based pacing were assessed in 2 groups of patients with severe cardiac failure: 11 patients with atrial fibrillation and 17 patients with sinus rhythm. Both biventricular and left ventricular pacing significantly improved acute hemodynamic findings to a similar degree in both groups, suggesting that left ventricular based pacing may be beneficial in patients with severe cardiac failure regardless of whether or not they are in sinus rhythm.