title: Routine use of biventricular pacing is not warranted for patients with heart block.
authors.affiliation: From the Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiology at Mount Sinai Medical Center, Columbia University, Miami Beach, FL.
authors.forename: Ivan A
authors.initials: IA
authors.lastname: Arenas
authors.affiliation: From the Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiology at Mount Sinai Medical Center, Columbia University, Miami Beach, FL.
authors.forename: Jason
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Jacobson
authors.affiliation: From the Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiology at Mount Sinai Medical Center, Columbia University, Miami Beach, FL. gervasio.lamas@msmc.com.
authors.forename: Gervasio A
authors.initials: GA
authors.lastname: Lamas
mesh_terms: D000200:Action Potentials; D054537:Atrioventricular Block / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy*; D001283:Atrioventricular Node / Q000503:physiopathology*; D058406:Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods*; D058409:Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy Devices; D006801:Humans; D018579:Patient Selection; D020127:Recovery of Function; D012307:Risk Factors; D013318:Stroke Volume; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D016277:Ventricular Function, Left; D016278:Ventricular Function, Right; D020257:Ventricular Remodeling
keywords: biventricular pacing; cardiac resynchronization therapy; heart block; pacemaker, artificial