Inefficient diastolic filling in dual-chamber pacemaker recipients: impact of atrio-ventricular interval shortening (AVI-SHORT study).
Damia PereferrerAxel SarriasRaquel AdeliñoFelipe BisbalJúlia AranyóNuria VallejoRoger VilluendasAntoni Bayes-GenisVictor BazanPublished in: Journal of interventional cardiac electrophysiology : an international journal of arrhythmias and pacing (2022)
E/a superposition occurs in approximately half of dual-chamber PM recipients and is associated with reduced LV function and increased myocardial injury biomarkers. AVI shortening produces a modest but significant effect in functional capacity and quality of life.