Pacing therapy for atrioventricular dromotropathy: a combined computational-experimental-clinical study.
Floor C W M SaldenPeter R HuntjensRick SchreursErik WillemenMarion KuiperPhilippe C WoutersJos G MaessenPierre BordacharTammo DelhaasJustin LuermansMathias MeineCornelis P AllaartAntonius M W van StipdonkFrits W PrinzenJoost LumensKevin VernooyPublished in: Europace : European pacing, arrhythmias, and cardiac electrophysiology : journal of the working groups on cardiac pacing, arrhythmias, and cardiac cellular electrophysiology of the European Society of Cardiology (2021)
Restoration of AV-coupling by BiV pacing in normal and failing hearts with prolonged AV conduction leads to considerable haemodynamic improvement. These results indicate that BiV or physiological pacing, but not RV pacing, may improve cardiac function in patients with HF and prolonged PR interval.