Ventricular force-frequency relationships during biventricular or multisite pacing in congenital heart disease.
Shankar BaskarAndrew N RedingtonPhilip R KhouryTimothy K KnilansDavid S SparRichard J CzosekPublished in: Congenital heart disease (2018)
This novel assessment demonstrates a wide variability in optimal ventricular pacing strategy. These inherent differences may play a role in the unpredictable clinical response to BiV pacing in CHD, and emphasizes an individualized approach. Furthermore, the optimal ventricular pacing varies with heart rate within individuals, suggesting that rate-responsive ventricular pacing modulation may be required to optimize ventricular performance.