Pacing and clinical electrophysiology : PACE
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Pacing Clin Electrophysiol · Feb 2011
Clinical TrialImprovement in right ventricular systolic function after cardiac resynchronization therapy correlates with left ventricular reverse remodeling.
Cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) improves left ventricular (LV) systolic function in heart failure (HF). However, the effects of CRT on right ventricular (RV) systolic function are not fully understood. ⋯ RV diameters and systolic indices after CRT improved only in the responder group. Improvement in RV systolic performance after CRT is correlated with the reduction of LVESV.