Maximization of interventricular conduction time by means of quadripolar leads for cardiac resynchronization therapy.

Giuseppe StabileValter BianchiFrancesco SolimeneAssunta IulianoQuintino ParisiPatrizia PepiMario BocchiardoFrancesco UrraroAntonio De SimoneRoberto OspizioAntonio D'Onofrio

Published in: Journal of interventional cardiac electrophysiology : an international journal of arrhythmias and pacing (2017)

Quadripolar leads allow RV-to-LV interval maximization. An optimal RV-to-LV interval seems achievable in the majority of patients, especially if the leads present a long inter-electrode distance.

Keyphrases

cardiac resynchronization therapy
left ventricular
heart failure
mycobacterium tuberculosis
end stage renal disease
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
prognostic factors
peritoneal dialysis
patient reported outcomes