Acute biventricular pacing after cardiopulmonary bypass decreases myocardial dyssynchrony and increases cardiac index.
Department of Anesthesiology, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC 27157-1009, USA. bantonio@wfubmc.edu
Benjamin L
BL
Antonio
Roger L
RL
Royster
Neal D
ND
Kon
David A
DA
Zvara
D000368:Aged; D001022:Aortic Valve Insufficiency / Q000601:surgery; D001281:Atrial Fibrillation / Q000150:complications / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy*; D002304:Cardiac Pacing, Artificial / Q000379:methods*; D002315:Cardiopulmonary Bypass / Q000379:methods*; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006339:Heart Rate / Q000502:physiology*; D019918:Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011182:Postoperative Care / Q000379:methods*