title: Biventricular pacing in normal hearts.
abstract: For more than half a century, pacemakers have proven to be one of the most successful         medical interventions. In an effort to approximate normal cardiac physiology,         pacemakers have evolved from simple to highly sophisticated devices. There is a growing         demand, not only to improve overall mortality and safety in patients with existing         devices, but also to improve patient quality of life. With growing evidence of left ventricular         dysfunction and desychronization due to prolonged right ventricle apex (RVA)         pacing, alternative ways to avoid excessive RVA pacing have been devised. In the pursuit         of providing safe long-term pacing, biventricular pacing is emerging as an attractive         option.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Staten Island University Hospital, Staten Island, NY, USA.
authors.forename: Tariq
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Bhat
authors.forename: Sumaya
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Teli
authors.forename: James
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Lafferty
authors.forename: Soad
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Bekieth
authors.forename: Marcin
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kowalski
authors.forename: Hilal
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Bhat
mesh_terms: D001919:Bradycardia / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000401:mortality / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy*; D058406:Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000401:mortality; D058409:Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy Devices; D004867:Equipment Design; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000401:mortality / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D018579:Patient Selection; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012307:Risk Factors; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D016277:Ventricular Function, Left; D016278:Ventricular Function, Right