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Reverse left ventricular remodeling is more likely in non ischemic cardiomyopathy patients upgraded to biventricular stimulation after chronic right ventricular pacing

BACKGROUND: Chronic right ventricular (RV) apical pacing may lead to left ventricular (LV) dyssynchrony and LV dysfunction. In heart failure due to RV pacing, upgrading to biventricular stimulation (CRT) can improve NYHA Class and LV function. A proportion of patients do not respond to upgrading. Ai...

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Autores principales: Morales, Maria-Aurora, Startari, Umberto, Rossi, Giuseppe, Panchetti, Luca, Rossi, Andrea, Piacenti, Marcello
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2011
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3265428/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22177469
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1476-7120-9-41