Why the study?
Does AV delay optimization using a Doppler echocardiography formula improve cardiac output and diastolic filling time in patients with biventricular pacing?
Population
5 patients with biventricular pacing and congestive heart failure, mean age 67.4+/-8.0 years, baseline NYHA…
Comparison
Atrioventricular delay optimization using… vs AV delay set at predicted optimal AV delay -25…
Design
Case_series
Authors
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May enhance hemodynamics in CRT via Doppler AV optimization; hypothesis-generating and requires randomized confirmation.
Does AV delay optimization using a Doppler echocardiography formula improve cardiac output and diastolic filling time in patients with biventricular pacing?
AV delay optimization using a Doppler echocardiography formula significantly improves cardiac output, diastolic filling time, and heart failure symptoms in patients with biventricular pacing.
Inoue et al. (2005) studied this question.
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