Benefits of upgrading right ventricular to biventricular pacing in heart failure patients with atrial fibrillation.

Bela Merkely Robert Hatala Eperke Dóra Merkel Mátyás Szigeti Boglárka Veres Alexandra Fábián István OsztheimerLászló GellérMichal Sasov Jerzy Krzysztof Wranicz Csaba Földesi Gábor Zoltán Duray Scott D Solomon Valentina Kutyifa Attila Kovács Annamária Kosztin

Published 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 (2024)

In HFrEF patients with AF and PM/ICD with high RV pacing burden, CRT-D upgrade decreased the risk of HFH and improved reverse remodelling when compared with ICD, similar to that seen in patients in SR.

Keyphrases

cardiac resynchronization therapy
heart failure
end stage renal disease
left ventricular
mycobacterium tuberculosis
ejection fraction
atrial fibrillation
newly diagnosed
chronic kidney disease
particulate matter
air pollution
peritoneal dialysis
heavy metals
risk factors
patient reported outcomes
risk assessment