Effect of left ventricular remodeling after cardiac resynchronization therapy on frequency of ventricular arrhythmias.
We evaluated whether cardiac resynchronization therapy affects the prevalence of ventricular tachycardia in relation to reverse remodeling in patients with end-stage heart failure. Clinical, echocardiographic, and implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) data of 17 patients with ICDs were obtained before and after they had received an upgrade to an ICD-cardiac resynchronization therapy device.
Kiès
Philippine
P
Department of Cardiology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands.
Bax
Jeroen J
JJ
Molhoek
Sander G
SG
Bleeker
Gabe B
GB
Zeppenfeld
Katja
K
Bootsma
Marianne
M
St John Sutton
Martin
M
van Erven
Lieselot
L
van der Wall
Ernst E
EE
Schalij
Martin J
MJ
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002304:Cardiac Pacing, Artificial; D017147:Defibrillators, Implantable; D005260:Female; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D017180:Tachycardia, Ventricular / Q000401:mortality*; D020257:Ventricular Remodeling