Mechanistic implication of decreased plasma atrial natriuretic peptide level for transient rise in the atrial capture threshold early after ICD or CRT-D implantation.
Kojiro OgawaKentaro YoshidaYoshiko UeharaMari EbineAkira KimataHidetaka NishinaNoriyuki TakeyasuYuichi NoguchiMasaki IedaKazutaka AonumaAkihiko NogamiPublished in: Journal of interventional cardiac electrophysiology : an international journal of arrhythmias and pacing (2018)
Atrial degenerative change characterized by lower ANP/BNP ratio was associated with the occurrence of TRACT in patients with heart failure. TRVCT could also occur, but it required a longer recovery time than TRACT.